diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68479986..aa40b960 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ifeq ($(findstring $(MAKECMDGOALS),clean distclean),)
  include $(TOP)/config.mak
 endif
 
+CONFIG_strip = no
+
 ifeq (-$(GCC_MAJOR)-$(findstring $(GCC_MINOR),56789)-,-4--)
  CFLAGS += -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
 endif
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2ab2a9e9..684ba823 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ tcc_crtprefix=""
 tcc_elfinterp=""
 triplet=
 tcc_lddir=
-confvars="strip=no"
+confvars=
 suggest="yes"
 cpu=
 cpuver=