diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 560bd6669..06cccefe5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ endif # $(dot-config)
 # Defaults to vmlinux, but the arch makefile usually adds further targets
 all: vmlinux
 
+GRAPHITE     = -fgraphite -fgraphite-identity -floop-interchange -ftree-loop-distribution -floop-strip-mine -floop-block -ftree-loop-linear
+
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Os
 endif