diff --git a/config.def.mk b/config.def.mk
index 74ab46a..442e31f 100644
--- a/config.def.mk
+++ b/config.def.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ CPP = ${TOOLCHAIN_TRIPLET}-cpp
 
 HOST_TOOLCHAIN_TRIPLET = ${arch}-musl-linux
 HOSTCC = $CC -static
+# use STRIP = true instead of the above
+# if you do not want stripped binaries
+#STRIP = true
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 
 PREFIX =