diff --git a/build-utils-meson/common/meson.build b/build-utils-meson/common/meson.build
index 67b6658f5..f0322183e 100644
--- a/build-utils-meson/common/meson.build
+++ b/build-utils-meson/common/meson.build
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   '-Wno-deprecated-declarations',
   language : 'cpp',
 )
+
+if get_option('buildtype') not in ['debug']
+  add_project_arguments('-O3', language : 'cpp')
+endif