diff --git a/config/Config-devel.in b/config/Config-devel.in
index d096c18a72..5970ac238d 100644
--- a/config/Config-devel.in
+++ b/config/Config-devel.in
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ menuconfig DEVEL
 
 	config EXTRA_OPTIMIZATION
 		string "Additional compiler options" if DEVEL
+		default "-fno-caller-saves -fno-plt" if !CONFIG_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN
 		default "-fno-caller-saves"
 		help
 		  Extra target-independent optimizations to use when building for the target.