diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aa9413ae0..a6a664d11 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ if (CCACHE)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE})
 endif()
 
+option(ENABLE_IPO "Enable IPO optimizations." OFF)
 
 option(BUILD_DOC "Build documentation" OFF)
 mark_as_advanced(BUILD_DOC)
diff --git a/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt b/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ad8d3231..b22c56968 100644
--- a/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -696,19 +696,21 @@ if (LINUX)
 endif()
 
 # Enable LTO optimizations...
-include(CheckIPOSupported)
-check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_result OUTPUT ipo_output)
+if(ENABLE_IPO)
+    include(CheckIPOSupported)
+    check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_result OUTPUT ipo_output)
 
-if(ipo_result)
-    message(STATUS "IPO optimizations enabled.")
-    if(LINUX AND (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU"))
-        set(CMAKE_AR "/usr/bin/gcc-ar")
-        set(CMAKE_RANLIB "/usr/bin/gcc-ranlib")
-        set(CMAKE_NM "/usr/bin/gcc-nm")
+    if(ipo_result)
+        message(STATUS "IPO optimizations enabled.")
+        if(LINUX AND (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU"))
+            set(CMAKE_AR "/usr/bin/gcc-ar")
+            set(CMAKE_RANLIB "/usr/bin/gcc-ranlib")
+            set(CMAKE_NM "/usr/bin/gcc-nm")
+        endif()
+        set_property(TARGET Kepka PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
+    else()
+        message(WARNING "IPO is not supported: ${ipo_output}")
     endif()
-    set_property(TARGET Kepka PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
-else()
-    message(WARNING "IPO is not supported: ${ipo_output}")
 endif()
 
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