diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ddfc754..407cbf8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 set(DEVKITPRO "/opt/devkitpro")
 set(DEVKITARM "${DEVKITPRO}/devkitARM")
 
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -ggdb -O3 -fno-exceptions")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ggdb -O3 -fno-exceptions")
+
 add_executable(${TARGET} src/main.cpp src/debug.cpp graphics/bin/boxed_dot.s)
 
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PRIVATE "${DEVKITPRO}/libtonc/include")