diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 52144af5fd..c279d89cc3 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -371,11 +371,8 @@ Executable git-annex
   if flag(Production)
     -- Lower memory systems can run out of memory with -O2, so
     -- optimise slightly less.
-    -- This needs -O1 before the -optlo, due to this bug:
-    -- https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14821
-    -- But unfortunately, hackage currently refuses to accept -O1
     if arch(arm)
-      GHC-Options: -optlo-O2
+      GHC-Options: -O2 -optlo-O2
     else
       GHC-Options: -O2