diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7ddf701f..4b2c43fb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -199,11 +199,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$DEBUG" -a "$DEBUG" != no -a "$DEBUG" != false ]; then
 	echo "Building with debugging symbols."
-	echo "INSTALL_STRIPPED =" >>$CONFIG_MK
 	echo "CFLAGS +=	-g" >>$CONFIG_MK
 	echo "CPPFLAGS +=	-DDEBUG" >>$CONFIG_MK
-else
-	echo "INSTALL_STRIPPED =	-s" >>$CONFIG_MK
 fi
 
 case "$OS" in
diff --git a/mk/prog.mk b/mk/prog.mk
index bcbf89ed..abec0cf3 100644
--- a/mk/prog.mk
+++ b/mk/prog.mk
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ clean:
 .PHONY: install
 install: all
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
-	install $(INSTALL_STRIPPED) -m 755 $(BIN) $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
+	install -m 755 $(BIN) $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 ifdef BUILD_STATIC
-	install $(INSTALL_STRIPPED) -m 755 $(BIN).static $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
+	install -m 755 $(BIN).static $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 endif
 ifdef MAN
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8