diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
index c4c783f..210b7c1 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ CXXFLAGS+=${DEBUG_FLAGS}
 .if ${MK_CTF} != "no" && ${DEBUG_FLAGS:M-g} != ""
 CTFFLAGS+= -g
 .endif
+.else	# !defined(DEBUG_FLAGS)
+STRIP?=	-s
 .endif
 
 .if defined(PROG_CXX)
@@ -43,10 +45,6 @@ CTFFLAGS+= -g
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(DEBUG_FLAGS)
-STRIP?=	-s
-.endif
-
 .if defined(NO_SHARED) && (${NO_SHARED} != "no" && ${NO_SHARED} != "NO")
 LDFLAGS+= -static
 .endif