diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Jamfile b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Jamfile
index 20df51436a..5abf946f07 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Jamfile
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Jamfile
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ local tables_src =
 	tbfadt.c
 	tbfind.c
 	tbinstal.c
-	tbutils.c
+	#tbutils.c
 	tbxface.c
 	tbxfroot.c
 	;
@@ -170,11 +170,21 @@ StaticLibrary libacpi_ca.a :
 	$(utilities_src)
 	 ;
 
+
+# this is a workaround for an optimization bug in our GCC4 with -O1 and -O2, this should be dropped when we upgrade
+oldOPTIM = $(OPTIM) ;
+OPTIM = -O3 ;
+StaticLibrary libacpi_ca.a :
+	tbutils.c
+;
+
+OPTIM = $(oldOPTIM) ;
+
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(events_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi events ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(hardware_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi hardware ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(namespace_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi namespace ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(resources_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi resources ] ;
-SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(tables_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi tables ] ;
+SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(tables_src) tbutils.c ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi tables ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(utilities_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi utilities ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(dispatcher_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi interpreter dispatcher ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(executer_src)  ] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src add-ons kernel bus_managers acpi interpreter executer ] ;