diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 129f9f9fc..ade45f719 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ENDIF( UNIX )
 # Grouped compiler settings
 IF ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU") AND NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
   # hide all not-exported symbols
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-g -fvisibility=hidden -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -std=c++0x -Wa,-mbig-obj ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-g -fvisibility=hidden -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -std=c++0x ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
   SET(LIBSTDC++_LIBRARIES -lstdc++)
 ELSEIF(MSVC)