diff --git a/Documentation/AdvancedBuildInstructions.md b/Documentation/AdvancedBuildInstructions.md
index 890205d53c..e5bf99a48b 100644
--- a/Documentation/AdvancedBuildInstructions.md
+++ b/Documentation/AdvancedBuildInstructions.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ There are some optional features that can be enabled during compilation that are
 - `ENABLE_MEMORY_SANITIZER`: enables runtime checks for uninitialized memory accesses in Lagom test cases.
 - `ENABLE_UNDEFINED_SANITIZER`: builds in runtime checks for [undefined behavior](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undefined_behavior) (like null pointer dereferences and signed integer overflows) in Lagom test cases.
 - `ENABLE_FUZZER_SANITIZER`: builds [fuzzers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzing) for various parts of the system.
-- `ENABLE_EXTRA_KERNEL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS`: sets -Og and -ggdb3 compile options for building the Kernel. Allows for easier debugging of Kernel code. By default, the Kernel is built with -Os instead.
+- `ENABLE_EXTRA_KERNEL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS`: sets -Og and -ggdb3 compile options for building the Kernel. Allows for easier debugging of Kernel code. By default, the Kernel is built with -O2 instead.
 - `ENABLE_ALL_THE_DEBUG_MACROS`: used for checking whether debug code compiles on CI. This should not be set normally, as it clutters the console output and makes the system run very slowly. Instead, enable only the needed debug macros, as described below.
 - `ENABLE_ALL_DEBUG_FACILITIES`: used for checking whether debug code compiles on CI. Enables both `ENABLE_ALL_THE_DEBUG_MACROS` and `ENABLE_EXTRA_KERNEL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS`.
 - `ENABLE_COMPILETIME_FORMAT_CHECK`: checks for the validity of `std::format`-style format string during compilation. Enabled by default.
diff --git a/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 41655c5cba..00d4c80cfc 100644
--- a/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if (ENABLE_EXTRA_KERNEL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
     add_compile_options(-Og)
     add_compile_options(-ggdb3)
 else()
-    add_compile_options(-Os)
+    add_compile_options(-O2)
 endif()
 
 if ("${SERENITY_ARCH}" STREQUAL "aarch64")