diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 14bedad874..0c3f6f95bd 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -13,19 +13,12 @@ package_windows() {
     mkdir -p dist
     cp build/qemu-system-i386w.exe dist/xemu.exe
     python3 "${project_source_dir}/get_deps.py" dist/xemu.exe dist
-    if [ "$debug" != "y" ]; then
-        strip dist/xemu.exe
-    fi
 }
 
 package_wincross() {
-    STRIP=${CROSSPREFIX}strip
     rm -rf dist
     mkdir -p dist
     cp build/qemu-system-i386w.exe dist/xemu.exe
-    if [ "$debug" != "y" ]; then
-        $STRIP dist/xemu.exe
-    fi
     python3 ./scripts/gen-license.py --platform windows > dist/LICENSE.txt
 }