diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 185832bd0c..14f3552fc6 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--default-library=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static,shared) \
 		--buildtype=$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),debug,release) \
 		--cross-file=$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build/cross-compilation.conf \
+		-Dstrip=false \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 endef
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--localstatedir=$$(HOST_DIR)/var \
 		--default-library=shared \
 		--buildtype=release \
+		-Dstrip=true \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 endef