diff --git a/Core/project.lua b/Core/project.lua
index 602f5d6..633a1dd 100644
--- a/Core/project.lua
+++ b/Core/project.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ local function configureProjectForSolution(prj)
         if (Aurora.Settings.bIsBuildDirWd) then
             debugdir(Aurora.Settings.sAbsShip)
         end
-        flags "LinkTimeOptimization"
+        if (Aurora.Settings.bIsShipLTOByDefault) then
+            flags "LinkTimeOptimization"
+        end
     auFilter {}
 
     local function setTargetDir(id)
diff --git a/Public/settings.lua b/Public/settings.lua
index d04c546..aac1e93 100644
--- a/Public/settings.lua
+++ b/Public/settings.lua
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ auSetDefault(settings, "sRelAuRoot"       , "./")
 -- When enabled, debug run targets shall run under the modules path instead of sRelWd
 auSetDefault(settings, "bIsBuildDirWd"    , false)
 
+-- 
+auSetDefault(settings, "bIsShipLTOByDefault", true)
+
 -- Archives the debug symbols of sRelShip binaries
-auSetDefault(settings, "bArchiveShipSyms" , false)
+auSetDefault(settings, "bArchiveShipSyms", false)
 
 -- C++ language version. C++14/17/20
 auSetDefault(settings, "sCppVersion", "C++20")