diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 524b073d77..5da54c6aec 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ build:
 	./configure --prefix=/usr
 	make dep
 	make mplayer
-	strip mplayer
 	touch build
 
 clean: