diff --git a/ext/extconf.rb b/ext/extconf.rb
index 08e067c1..cfd3fff0 100644
--- a/ext/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/extconf.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
   $srcs = Dir['libsass/src/**/*.{c,cpp}']
 end
 
-MakeMakefile::LINK_SO << "\nstrip -x $@"
-
 # Don't link libruby.
 $LIBRUBYARG = nil