diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 32ba434..3787ab2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ jobs:
     env:
        BUILDS: 3.12 3.13
        SDKROOT: /opt/python-wasm-sdk
-       EMFLAVOUR: tot
+       EMFLAVOUR: latest
        Py_GIL_DISABLED: false
        wasisdk: true
        gosdk: false
        rustsdk: false
        nimsdk: false
+       COPTS: -Os -g0
 
-    
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
 
diff --git a/scripts/cpython-build-wasisdk.sh b/scripts/cpython-build-wasisdk.sh
index b77b4a0..f14688d 100755
--- a/scripts/cpython-build-wasisdk.sh
+++ b/scripts/cpython-build-wasisdk.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ END
         fi
     popd
 
+# now libmpdec.a is correctly linked in libpython.
+if false
+then
     pushd ${SDKROOT}/wasisdk
         if [ -f libpython${PYBUILD}.a ]
         then
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ END
         wasi-c -nostdlib -fpic -r -Wl,--whole-archive -o libpython${PYBUILD}.o $LINKALL
         llvm-ar rcs ${PREFIX}/lib/libpython${PYBUILD}.a libpython${PYBUILD}.o
     popd
-
+fi
 
 else
     echo cannot find PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=$PYTHON_FOR_BUILD