diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ecb3ef7a6..3e92890c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ endfunction()
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR TGZ TXZ)
 set(CPACK_ARCHIVE_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
 set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL portable)
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR ZIP TGZ TBZ2 TXZ)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})