diff --git a/games-simulation/lincity/lincity-1.13.1-r4.ebuild b/games-simulation/lincity/lincity-1.13.1-r4.ebuild
index acf64ed8f3407..2220f3e9ca305 100644
--- a/games-simulation/lincity/lincity-1.13.1-r4.ebuild
+++ b/games-simulation/lincity/lincity-1.13.1-r4.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit autotools desktop
+inherit autotools flag-o-matic desktop
 
 DESCRIPTION="City simulation game for X"
 HOMEPAGE="https://lincity.sourceforge.net/"
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
+	# bug #859220
+	filter-lto
+
 	local econfargs=(
 		--with-gzip
 		--with-x