diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c1e9f75..7401add3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ target_include_directories (sfizz_static PUBLIC external)
 target_link_libraries (sfizz_static PUBLIC absl::strings absl::span)
 target_link_libraries (sfizz_static PRIVATE sfizz_parser absl::flat_hash_map Threads::Threads)
 sfizz_link_libsndfile(sfizz_static)
-sfizz_enable_lto_if_needed(sfizz_static)
 
 add_library (sfizz::parser ALIAS sfizz_parser)
 add_library (sfizz::sfizz ALIAS sfizz_static)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 80a33d5a..1029be02 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ target_include_directories(cnpy PUBLIC cnpy)
 
 add_executable(sfizz_tests ${SFIZZ_TEST_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(sfizz_tests PRIVATE sfizz::sfizz cnpy)
-
+sfizz_enable_lto_if_needed(sfizz_tests)
 # target_link_libraries(sfizz_tests PRIVATE absl::strings absl::str_format absl::flat_hash_map cnpy absl::span absl::algorithm)
 
 file(COPY "." DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tests)