diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ INSTALL_ICON_THEME_DIR = "$(INSTALL_DIR)
 INSTALL_DATA_DIR = "$(INSTALL_DIR)/"!!DATA_DIR!!
 INSTALL_DOC_DIR = "$(INSTALL_DIR)/"!!DOC_DIR!!
 BINARY_NAME = !!BINARY_NAME!!
+STRIP = !!STRIP!!
 TTD = !!TTD!!
 TTDS = $(SRC_DIRS:%=%/$(TTD))
 OS = !!OS!!