diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index ee8fe8a0..17a47b73 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ else
 
         # Compiles a regular linux executable for the native platform
         BIN = ../bin/grafx2
-        COPT = -W -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -std=c99 -c -g `sdl-config --cflags` $(TTFCOPT) $(LUACOPT)
+        COPT = -W -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -std=c99 -c -g `sdl-config --cflags` $(TTFCOPT) $(LUACOPT) $(JOYCOPT) -O$(OPTIM)
         LOPT = `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_image $(TTFLOPT) -lpng $(LUALOPT) -lm
         # Use gcc for compiling. Use ncc to build a callgraph and analyze the code.
         CC = gcc