diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 568ae59..1462eab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -182,10 +182,8 @@ install.lib: glew.lib
 # runtime
 ifeq ($(filter-out mingw% cygwin,$(SYSTEM)),)
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(BINDIR)
-	$(STRIP) -x lib/$(LIB.SHARED)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 lib/$(LIB.SHARED) $(BINDIR)/
 else
-	$(STRIP) -x lib/$(LIB.SHARED)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 lib/$(LIB.SHARED) $(LIBDIR)/
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME)
 endif
@@ -195,7 +193,6 @@ ifeq ($(filter-out mingw% cygwin,$(SYSTEM)),)
 else
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
 endif
-	$(STRIP) -x lib/$(LIB.STATIC)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 lib/$(LIB.STATIC) $(LIBDIR)/
 
 install.lib.mx: glew.lib.mx
@@ -203,10 +200,8 @@ install.lib.mx: glew.lib.mx
 # runtime
 ifeq ($(filter-out mingw% cygwin,$(SYSTEM)),)
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(BINDIR)
-	$(STRIP) -x lib/$(LIB.SHARED.MX)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 lib/$(LIB.SHARED.MX) $(BINDIR)/
 else
-	$(STRIP) -x lib/$(LIB.SHARED.MX)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 lib/$(LIB.SHARED.MX) $(LIBDIR)/
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED.MX) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
 endif
@@ -216,7 +211,6 @@ ifeq ($(filter-out mingw% cygwin,$(SYSTEM)),)
 else
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED.MX) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
 endif
-	$(STRIP) -x lib/$(LIB.STATIC.MX)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 lib/$(LIB.STATIC.MX) $(LIBDIR)/
 
 install.bin: glew.bin