diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c6108669f..5a29e6db87 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "")
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "")
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Set default strip option. Can be set with -DCMAKE_BUILD_STRIP=TRUE/FALSE
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+        set(CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP TRUE)
+        message(STATUS "Enable the stripping by default in ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} build !!!")
+    else(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+        set(CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP FALSE)
+        message(STATUS "Disable the stripping by default in ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} build !!!")
+    endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+ 
+ #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
 # add additional project-wide include directories
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty
 					${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/common/include
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index b0d953ca6d..a2a6fead52 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ set(DebugFlags
 	-g
 	-W)
 
-# set linker flags
-set(LinkerFlags
-	-s)
-
 # set optimization flags
 set(OptimizationFlags
 	-falign-functions
@@ -98,7 +94,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(${CommonFlags} ${OptimizationFlags} ${LinkerFlags})
+	add_definitions(${CommonFlags} ${OptimizationFlags})
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # variable with all sources of this library
@@ -172,3 +168,8 @@ add_library(${UtilitiesName} STATIC ${UtilitiesSources} ${UtilitiesHeaders} ${Ut
 # link target with wx
 target_link_libraries(${UtilitiesName} ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES})
 
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${UtilitiesName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/common/src/x86emitter/CMakeLists.txt b/common/src/x86emitter/CMakeLists.txt
index ceb10d1ca7..c942b3102e 100644
--- a/common/src/x86emitter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/src/x86emitter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ set(DebugFlags
 	-W
 	-g)
 
-# set linker flags
-set(LinkerFlags
-	-s)
-
 # set optimization flags
 set(OptimizationFlags
 	-falign-functions
@@ -80,7 +76,6 @@ set(OptimizationFlags
 	-ftree-vrp
 	-funit-at-a-time)
 
-
 # Debug - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
 
@@ -99,7 +94,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(${CommonFlags} ${OptimizationFlags} ${LinkerFlags})
+	add_definitions(${CommonFlags} ${OptimizationFlags})
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # variable with all sources of this library
@@ -155,3 +150,7 @@ add_library(${x86emitterName} STATIC ${x86emitterSources} ${x86emitterHeaders})
 # link target with wx
 target_link_libraries(${x86emitterName} ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES})
 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${x86emitterName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index 86fdb1ff3d..2163460ab2 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ set(DebugFlags
 	-W
 	-g)
 
-# set linker flags
-set(LinkerFlags
-	-s)
-
 # set optimization flags
 set(OptimizationFlags
 	-falign-functions
@@ -104,7 +100,7 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	set(pcsx2Name pcsx2)
 	
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(${CommonFlags} ${OptimizationFlags} ${LinkerFlags} -DWX_PRECOMP -DNDEBUG)
+	add_definitions(${CommonFlags} ${OptimizationFlags} -DWX_PRECOMP -DNDEBUG)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # you must have both svn client executable and a source that contains svn metadata
@@ -648,3 +644,7 @@ else(projectZLIB)
 	target_link_libraries(${pcsx2Name} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 endif(projectZLIB)
 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${pcsx2Name} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/plugins/CDVDiso/src/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CDVDiso/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dd491712cb..28e63d7b3c 100644
--- a/plugins/CDVDiso/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CDVDiso/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,4 +66,8 @@ target_link_libraries(${CDVDisoName} ${BZIP2_LIBRARIES})
 
 # Set link flags
 target_link_libraries(${CDVDisoName} -m32)
-
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${CDVDisoName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/plugins/CDVDnull/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CDVDnull/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e01d16f5c..5d588393c1 100644
--- a/plugins/CDVDnull/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CDVDnull/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # CDVDnull sources
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ add_library(${CDVDnullName} SHARED
 			${CDVDnullHeaders}
 			${CDVDnullLinuxSources}
 			${CDVDnullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${CDVDnullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${CDVDnullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/FWnull/CMakeLists.txt
index ce79b4d3e7..d7508962d7 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # FWnull sources
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ add_library(${FWnullName} SHARED
 			${FWnullHeaders}
 			${FWnullLinuxSources}
 			${FWnullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${FWnullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${FWnullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/GSnull/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/GSnull/CMakeLists.txt
index 994af8d957..11624b70f8 100644
--- a/plugins/GSnull/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/GSnull/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -msse2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -msse2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # GSnull sources
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ add_library(${GSnullName} SHARED
 			${GSnullnullHeaders}
 			${GSnullLinuxSources}
 			${GSnullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${GSnullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${GSnullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/PadNull/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/PadNull/CMakeLists.txt
index dda341c132..d5c917081c 100644
--- a/plugins/PadNull/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/PadNull/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # PadNull sources
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ add_library(${PadNullName} SHARED
 			${PadNullHeaders}
 			${PadNullLinuxSources}
 			${PadNullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${PadNullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${PadNullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/SPU2null/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/SPU2null/CMakeLists.txt
index 711a75f04a..e891e1f6ac 100644
--- a/plugins/SPU2null/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/SPU2null/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # SPU2null sources
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ add_library(${SPU2nullName} SHARED
 			${SPU2nullHeaders}
 			${SPU2nullLinuxSources}
 			${SPU2nullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${SPU2nullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${SPU2nullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/USBnull/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/USBnull/CMakeLists.txt
index c5eb1837b8..9b5a58632c 100644
--- a/plugins/USBnull/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/USBnull/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # USBnull sources
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ add_library(${USBnullName} SHARED
 			${USBnullHeaders}
 			${USBnullLinuxSources}
 			${USBnullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${USBnullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${USBnullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/dev9null/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/dev9null/CMakeLists.txt
index 2771ed7d13..bd253c834e 100644
--- a/plugins/dev9null/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/dev9null/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # dev9null sources
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ add_library(${dev9nullName} SHARED
 			${dev9nullHeaders}
 			${dev9nullLinuxSources}
 			${dev9nullLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${dev9nullName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${dev9nullName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/onepad/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/onepad/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d2acee5bb..d178288ee7 100644
--- a/plugins/onepad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/onepad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # onepad sources
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ add_library(${onepadName} SHARED
 			${onepadHeaders}
 			${onepadLinuxSources}
 			${onepadLinuxHeaders})
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${onepadName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
 
 # set output directory
 set_target_properties(${onepadName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/spu2-x/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ccfa59a43..8ac620e48a 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -msse2 -s -DNDEBUG)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -msse2 -DNDEBUG)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # spu2x sources
@@ -128,3 +128,9 @@ endif(projectSoundTouch)
 # link target with A52
 target_link_libraries(${spu2xName} a52)
 target_link_libraries(${spu2xName} -m32)
+
+
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${spu2xName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/plugins/zerogs/opengl/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/zerogs/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
index 8af4c5e00b..6187093a97 100644
--- a/plugins/zerogs/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/zerogs/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -m32 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -m32 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # zerogs sources
@@ -129,4 +129,8 @@ target_link_libraries(${zerogsName} ${X11_LIBRARIES})
 
 # link target with X11 videomod
 target_link_libraries(${zerogsName} ${X11_Xxf86vm_LIB})
-
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${zerogsName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/plugins/zeropad/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/zeropad/CMakeLists.txt
index c1288903c4..99508732d0 100644
--- a/plugins/zeropad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/zeropad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ target_link_libraries(${zeropadName} ${SDL_LIBRARY})
 
 # Set link flag
 target_link_libraries(${zeropadName} -m32)
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${zeropadName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/plugins/zerospu2/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/zerospu2/CMakeLists.txt
index b5336c4ad2..921eb98b42 100644
--- a/plugins/zerospu2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/zerospu2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Devel)
 # Release - Build
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 	# add defines
-	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -msse2 -O2 -s)
+	add_definitions(-Wall -fPIC -m32 -msse2 -O2)
 endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
 
 # zerospu2 sources
@@ -100,4 +100,8 @@ if(projectSoundTouch)
 else(projectSoundTouch)
 	target_link_libraries(${zerospu2Name} ${SOUNDTOUCH_LIBRARIES})
 endif(projectSoundTouch)
-
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${zerospu2Name} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
index bc157cc0cb..a8b4fb712b 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -157,3 +157,8 @@ target_link_libraries(${zzoglName} ${X11_Xxf86vm_LIB})
 
 # Set link flag
 target_link_libraries(${zzoglName} -m32)
+ 
+# Linker strip option
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)
+    target_link_libraries(${zzoglName} -s)
+endif (CMAKE_BUILD_STRIP)