--- a/palo/Makefile
+++ b/palo/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ INCLUDES=common.h load.h palo.h
 OS := $(shell uname -s)
 CC?=cc
 ifeq ($(strip ${OS}),HP-UX)
-CFLAGS=-g -O -I../include -I../lib -I$(PA)/include
+CFLAGS=-O -I../include -I../lib -I$(PA)/include
 else
-CFLAGS=-g -O -I../include -I../lib -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+CFLAGS=-O -I../include -I../lib -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 CFLAGS+=-Wno-old-style-definition
 endif
 
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ BLDINFO := $(shell echo https://parisc.docs.kernel.org - `LC_TIME=C date`)
 endif
 
 # LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bstatic 
-LDFLAGS=
 
 OFILES2=mkbootable.o elf64.o load.o paloio.o elf32.o error.o gzip.o