diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b76f3c5e7..bff3ce2529 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ target_link_libraries(rpcs3
         3rdparty::fusion
         ${ADDITIONAL_LIBS})
 
+set_target_properties(rpcs3_emu PROPERTIES INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
+
 # Unix display manager
 if(X11_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(rpcs3 PRIVATE X11::X11)