diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be3f3eb9c5..7df2213bdd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 set(ASMJIT_STATIC TRUE)
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index a0775e19c0..5d2adac626 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake_modules")
-set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
 include(cotire)
 
 project(rpcs3)
@@ -26,14 +25,6 @@ endif()
 if (NOT MSVC)
 	add_definitions(-DwxGUI)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14 -fexceptions")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -g -D_DEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Os -D_NDEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O1 -D_NDEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O1 -g -D_NDEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -g -D_DEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Os -D_NDEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O1 -D_NDEBUG")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O1 -g -D_NDEBUG")
 	add_compile_options(-msse -msse2 -mcx16 -mssse3)
 else()
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /EHa /Zc:throwingNew /D _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE=1 /D _CRT_NON_CONFORMING_SWPRINTFS=1 /D _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1")