diff --git a/wmake/src/Makefile b/wmake/src/Makefile
index 4162a3b45d71ffdf3773fbe5dd3da67c58fac207..f14baad937e099495610bff48240f15ba6bc2f04 100644
--- a/wmake/src/Makefile
+++ b/wmake/src/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ SHELL      = /bin/sh
 # Set compilation and dependency building rules
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Locally set optimized compilation
+WM_COMPILE_OPTION = Opt
+
 GENERAL_RULES   = $(WM_DIR)/rules/General
 include $(GENERAL_RULES)/general