diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/svt-av1/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/svt-av1/default.nix
index 8cf9dc849896..0d381f6e070c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/svt-av1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/svt-av1/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     nasm
   ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DSVT_AV1_LTO=ON"
+  ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
     rev-prefix = "v";
   };