diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index a60d01e..8112ec4 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+sysvinit (2.91) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  [ Jesse Smith ]
+
+    * Adjusted order of compile flags to make it easier for downstream
+      to adjust optimization level. Patch provided by Matias Fonzo.
+      Can now set optimization level in CFLAGS variable.
+
 sysvinit (2.90) world; urgency=low
 
   [ Jesse Smith ]
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 34d74df..dbcf3e4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #
 
 CPPFLAGS =
-CFLAGS	?= -ansi -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fstack-protector-strong
-override CFLAGS += -W -Wall -Wunreachable-code -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE 
+CFLAGS  ?= -O2
+override CFLAGS += -ansi -fomit-frame-pointer -fstack-protector-strong -W -Wall -Wunreachable-code -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE 
 override CFLAGS += $(shell getconf LFS_CFLAGS)
 STATIC	=
 MANDB	:= s@^\('\\\\\"\)[^\*-]*-\*- coding: [^[:blank:]]\+ -\*-@\1@