diff --git a/Makefile.rg350 b/Makefile.rg350
index ef4a1574d2..b4ecfc9382 100644
--- a/Makefile.rg350
+++ b/Makefile.rg350
@@ -219,9 +219,7 @@ opk: $(TARGET)
 	echo "$$DESKTOP_ENTRY" > default.gcw0.desktop
 	rm -f $(OPK_NAME)
 	cp media/ico_src/icon32.png retroarch.png
-ifeq ($(STRIP_BIN),1)
-  $(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch
-endif
+	if [ $$STRIP_BIN -eq 1 ]; then $(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch; fi
 	$(GCW0_MK_SQUASH_FS) retroarch default.gcw0.desktop retroarch.png $(OPK_NAME) -all-root -no-xattrs -noappend -no-exports
 	rm -f default.gcw0.desktop retroarch.png
 
diff --git a/Makefile.rg350_odbeta b/Makefile.rg350_odbeta
index c1e9d783c4..d33a487eec 100644
--- a/Makefile.rg350_odbeta
+++ b/Makefile.rg350_odbeta
@@ -219,9 +219,7 @@ opk: $(TARGET)
 	echo "$$DESKTOP_ENTRY" > default.gcw0.desktop
 	rm -f $(OPK_NAME)
 	cp media/ico_src/icon32.png retroarch.png
-ifeq ($(STRIP_BIN),1)
-  $(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch
-endif
+	if [ $$STRIP_BIN -eq 1 ]; then $(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch; fi
 	$(GCW0_MK_SQUASH_FS) retroarch default.gcw0.desktop retroarch.png $(OPK_NAME) -all-root -no-xattrs -noappend -no-exports
 	rm -f default.gcw0.desktop retroarch.png