diff --git a/runtime/hsa-runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/hsa-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 40966c3f04..65a039cc43 100644
--- a/runtime/hsa-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/hsa-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ target_link_libraries ( ${CORE_RUNTIME_TARGET}
   elf dl pthread rt
 )
 
-## If the build is Release, strip the target library
+## Strip should be optional or not at all
 if ( "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL Release )
-    add_custom_command ( TARGET ${CORE_RUNTIME_TARGET} POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} *.so )
+#    add_custom_command ( TARGET ${CORE_RUNTIME_TARGET} POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} *.so )
 endif ()
 
 ## Create symlinks for packaging and install