diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da9a60e..4ff6807 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 BIN = $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)
 # With pthreads
-override CXXFLAGS+= -DMAXHITS=1000 -DTHREAD -funroll-loops -Lsamtools -Isamtools -Lgzstream -Igzstream -O3 -m64 -g $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS)
+override CXXFLAGS+= -DMAXHITS=1000 -DTHREAD -funroll-loops -Lsamtools -Isamtools -Lgzstream -Igzstream -O3 -m64 $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS)
 # Without pthreads
 #override CXXFLAGS+= -DMAXHITS=1000 -funroll-loops -Lsamtools -Isamtools -Lgzstream -Igzstream -O3 -m64 $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS)