diff --git a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
index 8733a8617c9..80845899ec4 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ ifeq ($(ENABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY), false)
       EXCLUDE_SRC_PATTERNS := $(LIBSPLASHSCREEN_EXCLUDE_SRC_PATTERNS), \
       EXCLUDE_FILES := imageioJPEG.c jpegdecoder.c pngtest.c, \
       EXCLUDES := $(LIBSPLASHSCREEN_EXCLUDES), \
-      OPTIMIZATION := LOW, \
+      OPTIMIZATION := SIZE, \
       CFLAGS := $(LIBSPLASHSCREEN_CFLAGS) \
           $(GIFLIB_CFLAGS) $(LIBJPEG_CFLAGS) $(PNG_CFLAGS) $(LIBZ_CFLAGS), \
       CXXFLAGS := $(LIBSPLASHSCREEN_CFLAGS) \