diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 704ba3dd24..180d7acc86 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ choice
 
 	config USE_STRIP
 		bool "strip"
+		depends !DEBUG
 		help
 		  This will install binaries stripped using strip from binutils