diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index cbafc03..147b0c8 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version		:= $(shell awk '/^version =/ { gsub("\"", "", $$3); print $$3; exit }'
 schedules			:= @schedules@
 enable_persistent	:= @enable_persistent@
 enable_randomized_delay	:= @enable_randomized_delay@
+enable_strip		:= @enable_strip@
 
 prefix		:= @prefix@
 bindir		:= @bindir@
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ endef
 null :=
 persistent = $(if $(filter $(enable_persistent),yes),persistent,)
 randomized_delay = $(if $(filter $(enable_randomized_delay),yes),randomized-delay,)
+strip = $(if $(filter $(enable_strip),yes),-s,)
 
 all: build
 
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ build: all
 	    --features "$(foreach schedule,$(schedules),sched-$(schedule)) $(persistent) $(randomized_delay)"
 
 install: build
-	install -m2755 -g `getent group cron || echo root` -s -D $(builddir)/bin/crontab $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/crontab
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/systemd-crontab-generator $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/systemd/system-generators/systemd-crontab-generator
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/remove-stale-stamps $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/remove-stale-stamps
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/mail-on-failure $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/mail-on-failure
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/boot-delay $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/boot-delay
+	install -m2755 -g `getent group cron || echo root` $(strip) -D $(builddir)/bin/crontab $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/crontab
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/bin/systemd-crontab-generator $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/systemd/system-generators/systemd-crontab-generator
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/bin/remove-stale-stamps $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/remove-stale-stamps
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/bin/mail-on-failure $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/mail-on-failure
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/bin/boot-delay $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/boot-delay
 
 	install -m644 -D $(builddir)/man/systemd.cron.7 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man7/systemd.cron.7
 	install -m644 -D $(builddir)/man/crontab.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/crontab.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63c6962..762c7df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ Other options include:
   Default: `no`.
 * `--enable-randomized-delay=[yes|no]` Use [`RandomizedDelaySec`][6] option for `RANDOM_DELAY` support. Requires systemd ≥ 229.
   Default: `yes`.
+* `--enable-strip=[yes|no]` Strip binaries.
+  Default: `yes`.
 
 A typical configuration for the latest systemd would be:
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df35e64..2182d13 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ docdir='$(datadir)/doc/$(package)'
 unitdir='$(libdir)/systemd/system'
 runparts='/usr/bin/run-parts'
 
+enable_strip=yes
+
 # systemd ≥ 197
 enable_boot=yes
 enable_hourly=yes
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ enable-semi_annually::,
 enable-yearly::,
 enable-persistent::,
 enable-randomized-delay::,
+enable-strip::,
 ' -- "${@}")
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -159,6 +162,10 @@ do
             set_enable_flag randomized_delay ${2}
             shift 2;;
 
+        '--enable-strip')
+            set_enable_flag strip ${2}
+            shift 2;;
+
         '--')
             shift
             break;;
@@ -199,6 +206,7 @@ sed "
 s|@schedules@|${schedules}|g
 s|@enable_persistent@|${enable_persistent}|g
 s|@enable_randomized_delay@|${enable_randomized_delay}|g
+s|@enable_strip@|${enable_strip}|g
 s|@prefix@|${prefix}|g
 s|@bindir@|${bindir}|g
 s|@confdir@|${confdir}|g