1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cflags.SH b/cflags.SH
index d2564afe96..44d19e49ca 100755
--- a/cflags.SH
+++ b/cflags.SH
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ case $PERL_CONFIG_SH in
 	;;
 esac
 
+case "X$1" in
+Xoptimize=*)
+	eval "$1"
+	shift
+	;;
+esac
+
 perltype=''
 optdebug=''	# ensure -g used if building a -DDEBUGGING libperl
 case $# in