diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 7b6ea801e7..113adf0755 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ config BR2_STRIP_EXCLUDE_DIRS
 
 choice
 	prompt "gcc optimization level"
-	default BR2_OPTIMIZE_S
+	default BR2_OPTIMIZE_2
 	help
 	  Set the optimization level for gcc
 
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ config BR2_OPTIMIZE_2
 	  -falign-loops -falign-labels -ftree-vrp -ftree-pre. Please
 	  note the warning under -fgcse about invoking -O2 on programs
 	  that use computed gotos.
+	  This is the default.
 
 config BR2_OPTIMIZE_3
 	bool "optimization level 3"
@@ -548,7 +549,6 @@ config BR2_OPTIMIZE_S
 	  -falign-loops -falign-labels -freorder-blocks
 	  -freorder-blocks-and-partition -fprefetch-loop-arrays
 	  -ftree-vect-loop-version
-	  This is the default.
 
 config BR2_OPTIMIZE_FAST
 	bool "optimize for fast (may break packages!)"