--- xc.old/config/cf/linux.cf	2004-09-12 23:42:33.000000000 -0400
+++ xc/config/cf/linux.cf	2004-09-12 23:44:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef i386Architecture
+# ifndef DefaultGcc2i386Opt
+#  define DefaultGcc2i386Opt -O2 -fno-strength-reduce
+# endif
 # ifndef OptimizedCDebugFlags
 #  define OptimizedCDebugFlags	DefaultGcc2i386Opt
 # endif