diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ff139f22..9aa3efc8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -217,15 +217,13 @@ 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 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-g -fvisibility=hidden -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -std=c++0x -mbig-obj ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
   SET(LIBSTDC++_LIBRARIES -lstdc++)
 ELSEIF(MSVC)
   # enable multi-core compilation with MSVC
   ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/MP)
-  if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
-    ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS( /bigobj )
-  ENDIF()
+  ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS( /bigobj )
   # disable "elements of array '' will be default initialized" warning on MSVC2013
   IF(MSVC12)
     ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/wd4351)