diff --git a/testing/mqttui/APKBUILD b/testing/mqttui/APKBUILD
index dc73c360e8eba9dfb16af813995a7258065892f9..4f6128be2387f68c31ff3a075187e509c103da79 100644
--- a/testing/mqttui/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/mqttui/APKBUILD
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ subpackages="
 	"
 source="https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui/archive/v$pkgver/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz"
 
+export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS=1
+export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO="true"
+export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_OPT_LEVEL="s"
+export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_PANIC="abort"
+
 prepare() {
 	default_prepare