diff --git a/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt b/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
index 9395558252..b51fb9cb03 100644
--- a/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ if (UNIX)
         message(STATUS "Found: ${LIBNUMA}")
     endif()
 endif()
+
+# strip the shared lib for release build
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release" AND ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
+    add_custom_command(TARGET amdrocclr_static POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:amdrocclr_static>)
+endif()
+
 #comment out as it's not available in cmake 3.5
 #if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
 if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)