diff --git a/mk.sh b/mk.sh
index f194aa5..e28fe70 100755
--- a/mk.sh
+++ b/mk.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ while read pkg; do
 		run_pkg_command "build"
 		run_pkg_command "deploy"
 		deploy_dev_cleanup "$PKGDEPLOYDIR/$PKGNAME"
+		strip_files ${PKGDEPLOYDIR}/${PKGNAME}/{bin,lib}
 		restore_toolchain
 
 		rm -rf "$PKGBUILDDIR"
diff --git a/pkg/bash/build b/pkg/bash/build
index f3b7922..ab0a021 100755
--- a/pkg/bash/build
+++ b/pkg/bash/build
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/bash
-
 	ln -sv bash "$DEPLOY/bin/sh"
 
 	cp -r "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/etc" "$DEPLOY"
diff --git a/pkg/bdb/build b/pkg/bdb/build
index 5bd6f6b..7fcf230 100755
--- a/pkg/bdb/build
+++ b/pkg/bdb/build
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
 	chmod 755 ${DEPLOY}/bin/db_*
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/lib/*.so ${DEPLOY}/bin/db_*
-
 	rm -r "$DEPLOY/docs"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/btrfs-progs/build b/pkg/btrfs-progs/build
index 57e5ee5..2919371 100755
--- a/pkg/btrfs-progs/build
+++ b/pkg/btrfs-progs/build
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/{bin,lib}/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/bzip2/build b/pkg/bzip2/build
index c0a5b08..2faf976 100755
--- a/pkg/bzip2/build
+++ b/pkg/bzip2/build
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make PREFIX="$DEPLOY" install
 
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/*
-
 	rm ${DEPLOY}/bin/{bzegrep,bzfgrep,bzless,bzcmp}
 
 	ln -s "/bin/bzgrep" "$DEPLOY/bin/bzegrep"
diff --git a/pkg/coreutils/build b/pkg/coreutils/build
index 5d84cd2..0a1e538 100755
--- a/pkg/coreutils/build
+++ b/pkg/coreutils/build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/dhcpcd/build b/pkg/dhcpcd/build
index 3fe7079..c17edc7 100755
--- a/pkg/dhcpcd/build
+++ b/pkg/dhcpcd/build
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ deploy() {
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 
 	chmod 755 $DEPLOY/bin/*
-	strip_files $DEPLOY/bin/*
 	cat_file_override "dhcpcd.conf" > "$DEPLOY/etc/dhcpcd.conf"
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
diff --git a/pkg/diffutils/build b/pkg/diffutils/build
index 6382b18..4f85f52 100755
--- a/pkg/diffutils/build
+++ b/pkg/diffutils/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/dnsmasq/build b/pkg/dnsmasq/build
index 9a6c8a6..52afd08 100644
--- a/pkg/dnsmasq/build
+++ b/pkg/dnsmasq/build
@@ -20,13 +20,8 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
 	make CC=${TARGET}-gcc PREFIX="/" BINDIR="/bin" DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-
-	strip_files "$DEPLOY/bin/dnsmasq"
-
 	mkdir -p "$DEPLOY/etc"
-
 	cat_file_override "dnsmasq.conf" > "$DEPLOY/etc/dnsmasq.conf"
-
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/dosfstools/build b/pkg/dosfstools/build
index 8e2b203..c9b356e 100755
--- a/pkg/dosfstools/build
+++ b/pkg/dosfstools/build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/ethtool/build b/pkg/ethtool/build
index 7953901..2be6573 100755
--- a/pkg/ethtool/build
+++ b/pkg/ethtool/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/eudev/build b/pkg/eudev/build
index 62f834b..d7fc941 100755
--- a/pkg/eudev/build
+++ b/pkg/eudev/build
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
-
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	rmdir "$DEPLOY/share"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/expat/build b/pkg/expat/build
index 43eff29..86acd42 100644
--- a/pkg/expat/build
+++ b/pkg/expat/build
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
-
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/file/build b/pkg/file/build
index d330b06..7e49839 100755
--- a/pkg/file/build
+++ b/pkg/file/build
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
-
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/findutils/build b/pkg/findutils/build
index ee24779..c2c58ed 100755
--- a/pkg/findutils/build
+++ b/pkg/findutils/build
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
-
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gawk/build b/pkg/gawk/build
index 87449e0..d134888 100755
--- a/pkg/gawk/build
+++ b/pkg/gawk/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gmp/build b/pkg/gmp/build
index 8527ba4..d0758d4 100755
--- a/pkg/gmp/build
+++ b/pkg/gmp/build
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	unfuck_libtool
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/lib/*.so*
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/grep/build b/pkg/grep/build
index 0a75810..a142bf3 100755
--- a/pkg/grep/build
+++ b/pkg/grep/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gzip/build b/pkg/gzip/build
index 507b717..524d274 100755
--- a/pkg/gzip/build
+++ b/pkg/gzip/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/inetutils/build b/pkg/inetutils/build
index fbe721a..2042953 100755
--- a/pkg/inetutils/build
+++ b/pkg/inetutils/build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/init/build b/pkg/init/build
index 7833caf..ecdfb13 100755
--- a/pkg/init/build
+++ b/pkg/init/build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 	local svc
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 
 	cp -r ${SCRIPTDIR}/pkg/${PKGNAME}/{etc,lib,share} "$DEPLOY"
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
diff --git a/pkg/iproute2/build b/pkg/iproute2/build
index 05e3a19..59c026f 100755
--- a/pkg/iproute2/build
+++ b/pkg/iproute2/build
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ deploy() {
 	mkdir -p "$DEPLOY/var/lib/arpd"
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" SYSROOT="$TCDIR/$TARGET" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/kbd/build b/pkg/kbd/build
index af99e5e..674372a 100755
--- a/pkg/kbd/build
+++ b/pkg/kbd/build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kmod/build b/pkg/kmod/build
index 5fa0b39..dd01918 100644
--- a/pkg/kmod/build
+++ b/pkg/kmod/build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 	local target
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 
 	for target in depmod insmod lsmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; do
diff --git a/pkg/less/build b/pkg/less/build
index 2fb75f5..0b9d44c 100755
--- a/pkg/less/build
+++ b/pkg/less/build
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/libbsd/build b/pkg/libbsd/build
index 40563dd..eadeb38 100644
--- a/pkg/libbsd/build
+++ b/pkg/libbsd/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/libiconv/build b/pkg/libiconv/build
index 73ddd96..d0f9b23 100755
--- a/pkg/libiconv/build
+++ b/pkg/libiconv/build
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/{bin,lib}/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/libidn2/build b/pkg/libidn2/build
index 0867c81..9f15479 100755
--- a/pkg/libidn2/build
+++ b/pkg/libidn2/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/libmnl/build b/pkg/libmnl/build
index 993cf75..2542708 100644
--- a/pkg/libmnl/build
+++ b/pkg/libmnl/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/libnftnl/build b/pkg/libnftnl/build
index 883e0dc..6a329eb 100644
--- a/pkg/libnftnl/build
+++ b/pkg/libnftnl/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/libseccomp/build b/pkg/libseccomp/build
index 107c726..b8be49a 100644
--- a/pkg/libseccomp/build
+++ b/pkg/libseccomp/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/libtasn1/build b/pkg/libtasn1/build
index 586bbc6..bd1753e 100755
--- a/pkg/libtasn1/build
+++ b/pkg/libtasn1/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/libunistring/build b/pkg/libunistring/build
index 4588569..4843e2e 100755
--- a/pkg/libunistring/build
+++ b/pkg/libunistring/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/lzo/build b/pkg/lzo/build
index 6be78b9..a178d9d 100644
--- a/pkg/lzo/build
+++ b/pkg/lzo/build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/musl/build b/pkg/musl/build
index 4547a99..e175772 100755
--- a/pkg/musl/build
+++ b/pkg/musl/build
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	cat_file_merge "LDPATH" > "$DEPLOY/etc/ld-musl-${MUSL_CPU}.path"
 
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/lib/*
-
 	find ${DEPLOY}/lib/*.so* -exec stat {} --printf="%n m %a 0 0\\n" \; | \
 		sed "s#^$DEPLOY/##g" | sed "s/644/444/g" | \
 		sed "s/755/555/g" > "$DEPLOY/rootfs_files.txt"
diff --git a/pkg/nano/build b/pkg/nano/build
index a74e4f4..ee005fb 100644
--- a/pkg/nano/build
+++ b/pkg/nano/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/ncurses/build b/pkg/ncurses/build
index 53466c6..f929618 100755
--- a/pkg/ncurses/build
+++ b/pkg/ncurses/build
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
 	rm "$DEPLOY/bin/ncursesw6-config"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/* ${DEPLOY}/lib/*.so*
-
 	mkdir -p "${DEPLOY}/include/ncurses"
 
 	for hdr in ${DEPLOY}/include/ncursesw/*.h; do
diff --git a/pkg/nettle/build b/pkg/nettle/build
index 824ca0a..9b26cff 100755
--- a/pkg/nettle/build
+++ b/pkg/nettle/build
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ deploy() {
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/{bin,lib}/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/nftables/build b/pkg/nftables/build
index 0690204..4e7ced4 100644
--- a/pkg/nftables/build
+++ b/pkg/nftables/build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/openssh/build b/pkg/openssh/build
index 91102c6..11795dd 100644
--- a/pkg/openssh/build
+++ b/pkg/openssh/build
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
 	mkdir -p "$DEPLOY/var/lib/sshd"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/* ${DEPLOY}/libexec/*
-
 	install -v -m755 "$SOURCE/contrib/ssh-copy-id" "$DEPLOY/bin"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/openssl/build b/pkg/openssl/build
index aa89338..7a8ea01 100755
--- a/pkg/openssl/build
+++ b/pkg/openssl/build
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/bin/* ${DEPLOY}/lib/*.so*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/procps-ng/build b/pkg/procps-ng/build
index c3ad2ef..20f8e04 100755
--- a/pkg/procps-ng/build
+++ b/pkg/procps-ng/build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/psmisc/build b/pkg/psmisc/build
index c091c18..bdb30b6 100755
--- a/pkg/psmisc/build
+++ b/pkg/psmisc/build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/readline/build b/pkg/readline/build
index 6744e1d..0f3f28a 100755
--- a/pkg/readline/build
+++ b/pkg/readline/build
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
 	chmod 755 ${DEPLOY}/lib/*
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/lib/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/sed/build b/pkg/sed/build
index b418f06..581a54d 100755
--- a/pkg/sed/build
+++ b/pkg/sed/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/shadow/build b/pkg/shadow/build
index 71e88a5..0a72cd5 100755
--- a/pkg/shadow/build
+++ b/pkg/shadow/build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 
 	sed -i -e 's@HOME=/home@HOME=/usr@g' $DEPLOY/etc/default/useradd
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite3/build b/pkg/sqlite3/build
index d089014..f473396 100755
--- a/pkg/sqlite3/build
+++ b/pkg/sqlite3/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/pkg/tar/build b/pkg/tar/build
index 4159ca5..bc3b1b7 100755
--- a/pkg/tar/build
+++ b/pkg/tar/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tc-gcc2/build b/pkg/tc-gcc2/build
index 2de3ea7..c1bbd23 100755
--- a/pkg/tc-gcc2/build
+++ b/pkg/tc-gcc2/build
@@ -44,7 +44,5 @@ deploy() {
 	mkdir -p "$DEPLOY/lib"
 	mv ${TCDIR}/${TARGET}/{include,lib} "$DEPLOY"
 	rm ${DEPLOY}/lib/*.la
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/lib/*
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
diff --git a/pkg/unbound/build b/pkg/unbound/build
index 1a34425..7928e2a 100644
--- a/pkg/unbound/build
+++ b/pkg/unbound/build
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	cat_file_override "unbound.conf" > "$DEPLOY/etc/unbound/unbound.conf"
 
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/{bin,lib}/*
-
 	echo "generating trust anchor root.key"
 
 	curl --silent -L https://data.iana.org/root-anchors/root-anchors.xml |\
diff --git a/pkg/util-linux/build b/pkg/util-linux/build
index 7388ed4..3f3e844 100755
--- a/pkg/util-linux/build
+++ b/pkg/util-linux/build
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	unfuck_libtool
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/{bin,lib}/*
 
 	if [ -e "$DEPLOY/sbin" ]; then
 		mv ${DEPLOY}/sbin/* ${DEPLOY}/bin
diff --git a/pkg/xz/build b/pkg/xz/build
index d6a397c..6ad7679 100644
--- a/pkg/xz/build
+++ b/pkg/xz/build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deploy() {
 	local SOURCE="$1"
 	local DEPLOY="$2"
 
-	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install-strip
+	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/zlib/build b/pkg/zlib/build
index d199f10..4fbcf13 100644
--- a/pkg/zlib/build
+++ b/pkg/zlib/build
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ deploy() {
 
 	make DESTDIR="$DEPLOY" install
 	cp "$SCRIPTDIR/pkg/$PKGNAME/rootfs_files.txt" "$DEPLOY"
-
-	strip_files ${DEPLOY}/lib/*
 }
 
 check_update() {
diff --git a/util/misc.sh b/util/misc.sh
index d5ae831..b64eba9 100644
--- a/util/misc.sh
+++ b/util/misc.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ strip_files() {
 	local f
 
 	for f in $@; do
-		if [ ! -f "$f" ]; then
-			continue
+		[ ! -L "$f" ] || continue;
+
+		if [ -d "$f" ]; then
+			strip_files ${f}/*
 		fi
 
+		[ -f "$f" ] || continue;
+
 		if file $f | grep -q -i elf; then
 			${TARGET}-strip --discard-all "$f"
 		fi