--- a/stage0/Makefile.am
+++ b/stage0/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 GUILE_WARNINGS = -W0
-GUILE_OPTIMIZATIONS = -O1
+GUILE_OPTIMIZATIONS = -O1 $(if $(filter 32-bit-big-endian, $(SCM_PREBUILT_BINARIES)),-Oresolve-primitives -Ocps)
 GUILE_BOOTSTRAP_STAGE = stage0
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/am/bootstrap.am