diff --git a/srcpkgs/llvm18/template b/srcpkgs/llvm18/template
index 61658c63e83..219ff888e71 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/llvm18/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/llvm18/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'llvm18'
 pkgname=llvm18
 version=18.1.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_wrksrc=llvm
 build_style=cmake
 _ext_suffix=".cpython-${py3_ver/./}-linux-${XBPS_TARGET_LIBC/glibc/gnu}.so"
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" = "64" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" flang bolt"
 fi
 
-# only use lto on x86_64(-musl), since its probably
-# not worth the added compile time on non x86_64 archs
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	x86_64*) build_options_default+=" lto" ;;
-esac
-
 # fails to build with libquadmth on musl
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	x86_64|i686) makedepends+=" libquadmath-devel" ;;