diff -up v8-6.7.17/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn.optflags v8-6.7.17/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
--- v8-6.7.17/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn.optflags	2018-03-14 14:20:29.275684642 -0400
+++ v8-6.7.17/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn	2018-03-14 14:22:25.056966902 -0400
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ config("optimize_speed") {
     # "default_optimization", below.
     configs = [ "//build/config/nacl:irt_optimize" ]
   } else {
-    ldflags = common_optimize_on_ldflags
+    ldflags = [ "$OPTLDFLAGS" ] + common_optimize_on_ldflags
     if (is_win) {
       # Favor speed over size, /O2 must be before the common flags. The GYP
       # build also specifies /Ot, /Oi, and /GF, but these are implied by /O2.
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ config("optimize_speed") {
     } else if (optimize_for_fuzzing) {
       cflags = [ "-O1" ] + common_optimize_on_cflags
     } else {
-      cflags = [ "-O3" ] + common_optimize_on_cflags
+      cflags = [ "$OPTFLAGS" ] + common_optimize_on_cflags
     }
   }
 }