--- BinariesCheck.py
+++ BinariesCheck.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import Config
 import Pkg
 import stat
+import os
 
 DEFAULT_SYSTEM_LIB_PATHS=('/lib', '/usr/lib', '/usr/X11R6/lib',
                           '/lib64', '/usr/lib64', '/usr/X11R6/lib64')
@@ -193,7 +194,9 @@
 
                     # stripped ?
                     if not unstrippable.search(i[0]) and not is_ocaml_native:
-                        if not_stripped.search(i[1]):
+                        if not_stripped.search(i[1]) and \
+                            (os.environ.get('BUILD_IS_RUNNING', None) == None or \
+                             os.environ.get('BUILD_DEBUG_FLAGS','').find('-g') != -1):
                             printWarning(pkg, 'unstripped-binary-or-object', i[0])
 
                         # inspect binary file