diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 471bfde7f..e033134a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,14 +109,19 @@ set(LTO_FLAGS "")
 CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-flto" HAS_LTO_FLAG)
 if    (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
   set(LTO_FLAGS "${LTO_FLAGS} -flto")
-else  (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
-  set(LTO_FLAGS "${LTO_FLAGS} -flto")
 endif (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
 
+# disable partitioning of LTO process when possible (fixes Debian issues)
+set(LTO_PARTITION_FLAGS "")
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-flto-partition=none" HAS_LTO_PARTITION_FLAG)
+if    (HAS_LTO_PARTITION_FLAG)
+  set(LTO_PARTITION_FLAGS "${LTO_PARTITION_FLAGS} -flto-partition=none")
+endif (HAS_LTO_PARTITION_FLAG)
+
 # Add Link-Time-Optimization flags, if supported (GCC >= 4.5) and enabled
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS           "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}           ${LTO_FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}    ${LTO_FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LTO_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}    ${LTO_FLAGS} ${LTO_PARTITION_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LTO_FLAGS} ${LTO_PARTITION_FLAGS}")
 
 # Configuring other platform dependencies
 if(APPLE)