diff --git a/syslinux-4.04-nostrip.diff b/syslinux-4.04-nostrip.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97bdf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syslinux-4.04-nostrip.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- utils/Makefile
++++ utils/Makefile
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+ include $(topdir)/MCONFIG
+ 
+ CFLAGS   = $(GCCWARN) -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+-LDFLAGS  = -O2 -s
++LDFLAGS  = -O2
+ 
+ TARGETS	 = mkdiskimage isohybrid gethostip memdiskfind
+ TARGETS += isohybrid.pl  # about to be obsoleted
diff --git a/syslinux.spec b/syslinux.spec
index 11c05d0..534f705 100644
--- a/syslinux.spec
+++ b/syslinux.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package syslinux
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Patch9:         %{name}-%{version}-isohybrid_efi_optional.diff
 Patch10:        %{name}-%{version}-isohybrid_mbr.diff
 Patch11:        %{name}-%{version}-localboot.diff
 Patch12:        %{name}-%{version}-geometry.diff
+Patch13:        %{name}-%{version}-nostrip.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -75,10 +76,10 @@ Authors:
 %patch10 -p1
 %patch11 -p1
 %patch12 -p1
+%patch13 -p0
 
 %build
 cp %{SOURCE2} .
-export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 make spotless
 make