diff --git a/cc/lto.go b/cc/lto.go
index b1e7cfa..7bc22ec 100644
--- a/cc/lto.go
+++ b/cc/lto.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 }
 
 func (lto *lto) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
+	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("DISABLE_LTO") {
+		lto.Properties.Lto.Never = boolPtr(true)
+	}
 }
 
 func (lto *lto) deps(ctx BaseModuleContext, deps Deps) Deps {