diff --git a/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml b/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
index c9c537057..730c36b86 100644
--- a/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
+++ b/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ modules:
   - name: ghostty
     buildsystem: simple
     build-commands:
-      - MACH_SDK_PATH="$(pwd)/vendor/mach-sdk" zig build -Dcpu=baseline -Dflatpak=true -Dapp-runtime=gtk --prefix /app
+      - MACH_SDK_PATH="$(pwd)/vendor/mach-sdk" zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=baseline -Dflatpak=true -Dapp-runtime=gtk --prefix /app
     sources:
       - type: dir
         path: .