diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index d96937cc2..7591594be 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
     SET(NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt /INCREMENTAL:YES")
     SET(NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF /INCREMENTAL:NO")
   ELSE(WIN32)
-    SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "-g -ftemplate-depth-48 -D_REENTRANT -Wall -ansi -W -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-multichar -Wno-unused -fno-strict-aliasing")
+    SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "-g -pipe -ftemplate-depth-48 -D_REENTRANT -Wall -ansi -W -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-multichar -Wno-unused -fno-strict-aliasing")
     IF(WITH_COVERAGE)
       SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage ${PLATFORM_CFLAGS}")
     ENDIF(WITH_COVERAGE)