--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@
 test:	all
 	bin/lua test/hello.lua
 
-# remove debug information from binaries
-strip:
-	$(STRIP) bin/*
-
 # official installation
-install: all strip
+install: all
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB) $(INSTALL_MAN)
 	$(INSTALL_EXEC) bin/* $(INSTALL_BIN)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) include/*.h $(INSTALL_INC)
@@ -76,7 +72,6 @@
 	@echo "EXTRA_LIBS = $(EXTRA_LIBS)"
 	@echo "AR = $(AR)"
 	@echo "RANLIB = $(RANLIB)"
-	@echo "STRIP = $(STRIP)"
 	@echo "INSTALL_ROOT = $(INSTALL_ROOT)"
 	@echo "INSTALL_BIN = $(INSTALL_BIN)"
 	@echo "INSTALL_INC = $(INSTALL_INC)"