diff --git a/c++/Makefile.mk b/c++/Makefile.mk
index ec92861..8e9998f 100644
--- a/c++/Makefile.mk
+++ b/c++/Makefile.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 AR  ?= ar
 CC  ?= gcc
 CXX ?= g++
-STRIP ?= strip
 WINDRES ?= windres
 
 HOSTBINS = $(shell pkg-config --variable=host_bins Qt5Core)
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ DEBUG ?= false
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),true)
 BASE_FLAGS  = -O0 -g -Wall -Wextra
 BASE_FLAGS += -DDEBUG
-STRIP       = true # FIXME
 else
 BASE_FLAGS  = -O3 -ffast-math -mtune=generic -msse -mfpmath=sse -Wall -Wextra
 BASE_FLAGS += -DNDEBUG
@@ -38,6 +36,10 @@ ifneq ($(DEBUG),true)
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM -DQT_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(SKIP_STRIPPING), true)
+LINK_FLAGS += -Wl,--strip-all
+endif
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Currently broken
diff --git a/c++/jackmeter/Makefile b/c++/jackmeter/Makefile
index 004076d..bfe3230 100644
--- a/c++/jackmeter/Makefile
+++ b/c++/jackmeter/Makefile
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ OBJS = \
 all: cadence-jackmeter
 
 cadence-jackmeter: $(FILES) $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(OBJS) $(LINK_FLAGS) -ldl -o $@ && $(STRIP) $@
+	$(CXX) $(OBJS) $(LINK_FLAGS) -ldl -o $@
 
 cadence-jackmeter.exe: $(FILES) $(OBJS) icon.o
-	$(CXX) $(OBJS) icon.o $(LINK_FLAGS) -limm32 -lole32 -luuid -lwinspool -lws2_32 -mwindows -o $@ && $(STRIP) $@
+	$(CXX) $(OBJS) icon.o $(LINK_FLAGS) -limm32 -lole32 -luuid -lwinspool -lws2_32 -mwindows -o $@
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/c++/xycontroller/Makefile b/c++/xycontroller/Makefile
index 662a7af..b4aac04 100644
--- a/c++/xycontroller/Makefile
+++ b/c++/xycontroller/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ OBJS  = xycontroller.o \
 all: cadence-xycontroller
 
 cadence-xycontroller: $(FILES) $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(OBJS) $(LINK_FLAGS) -ldl -o $@ && $(STRIP) $@
+	$(CXX) $(OBJS) $(LINK_FLAGS) -ldl -o $@
 
 cadence-xycontroller.exe: $(FILES) $(OBJS) icon.o
-	$(CXX) $(OBJS) icon.o $(LINK_FLAGS) -limm32 -lole32 -luuid -lwinspool -lws2_32 -mwindows -o $@ && $(STRIP) $@
+	$(CXX) $(OBJS) icon.o $(LINK_FLAGS) -limm32 -lole32 -luuid -lwinspool -lws2_32 -mwindows -o $@
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------