diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2e2a151e40..167f4ee547 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ nm_default="nm -g"
 objformat="elf"
 pkg_config_default=pkg-config
 ranlib="ranlib"
+strip="strip"
 yasmexe="yasm"
 
 nogas=":"
@@ -2232,6 +2233,7 @@ cc_default="${cross_prefix}${cc_default}"
 nm_default="${cross_prefix}${nm_default}"
 pkg_config_default="${cross_prefix}${pkg_config_default}"
 ranlib="${cross_prefix}${ranlib}"
+strip="${cross_prefix}${strip}"
 
 sysinclude_default="${sysroot}/usr/include"
 
@@ -4166,6 +4168,7 @@ AR=$ar
 ARFLAGS=$arflags
 AR_O=$ar_o
 RANLIB=$ranlib
+STRIP=$strip
 LN_S=$ln_s
 CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
 CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
diff --git a/library.mak b/library.mak
index 88d33dccfc..58f6360cd7 100644
--- a/library.mak
+++ b/library.mak
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $(SUBDIR)%-test.i: $(SUBDIR)%.c
 $(SUBDIR)x86/%.o: $(SUBDIR)x86/%.asm
 	$(DEPYASM) $(YASMFLAGS) -I $(<D)/ -M -o $@ $< > $(@:.o=.d)
 	$(YASM) $(YASMFLAGS) -I $(<D)/ -o $@ $<
+	-@ $(if $(STRIP), $(STRIP) -wN '..@*' $@)
 
 LIBOBJS := $(OBJS) $(SUBDIR)%.h.o $(TESTOBJS)
 $(LIBOBJS) $(LIBOBJS:.o=.i):   CPPFLAGS += -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H