diff --git a/Makefile.rg350 b/Makefile.rg350
index b4ecfc9382..5ee5da1800 100644
--- a/Makefile.rg350
+++ b/Makefile.rg350
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ opk: $(TARGET)
 	echo "$$DESKTOP_ENTRY" > default.gcw0.desktop
 	rm -f $(OPK_NAME)
 	cp media/ico_src/icon32.png retroarch.png
-	if [ $$STRIP_BIN -eq 1 ]; then $(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch; fi
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch
 	$(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 d33a487eec..2a5dfa3a8c 100644
--- a/Makefile.rg350_odbeta
+++ b/Makefile.rg350_odbeta
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ opk: $(TARGET)
 	echo "$$DESKTOP_ENTRY" > default.gcw0.desktop
 	rm -f $(OPK_NAME)
 	cp media/ico_src/icon32.png retroarch.png
-	if [ $$STRIP_BIN -eq 1 ]; then $(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch; fi
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded retroarch
 	$(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