diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/msm8226-perf_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/msm8226-perf_defconfig
index 5cf6ece..98eb4d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/msm8226-perf_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/msm8226-perf_defconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 CONFIG_RD_BZIP2=y
 CONFIG_RD_LZMA=y
+CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT=5
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/msm8226_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/msm8226_defconfig
index e53d586..c18f8cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/msm8226_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/msm8226_defconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 CONFIG_RD_BZIP2=y
 CONFIG_RD_LZMA=y
+CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT=5
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y