--- qt4-r2.eclass
+++ qt4-r2.eclass
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 	# for both release and debug builds
 	local CONFIG_ADD="release"
 	local CONFIG_REMOVE="debug"
+	local DELETE_FLAGS="-pipe -g -ggdb3 -O -O0 -O1 -O2 -O3 -Os"
 	if has debug ${IUSE} && use debug; then
 		CONFIG_ADD="debug"
 		CONFIG_REMOVE="release"
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@
 			END {
 				printf "\nCONFIG -= debug_and_release %s\n", rem >> file;
 				printf "CONFIG += %s\n", add >> file;
+				printf "QMAKE_CFLAGS -= %s\n", del_flags >> file;
+				printf "QMAKE_CXXFLAGS -= %s\n", del_flags >> file; 
 				print fixed;
 			}'
 	local file=
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@
 		grep -q '^### eqmake4 was here ###$' "${file}" && continue
 		local retval=$({
 				rm -f "${file}" || echo "FAILED"
-				awk -v file="${file}" -- "${awkscript}" add=${CONFIG_ADD} rem=${CONFIG_REMOVE} || echo "FAILED"
+				awk -v file="${file}" -- "${awkscript}" add=${CONFIG_ADD} rem=${CONFIG_REMOVE} del_flags="${DELETE_FLAGS}" || echo "FAILED"
 				} < "${file}")
 		if [[ ${retval} == 1 ]]; then
 			einfo " - fixed CONFIG in ${file}"