diff --git a/emacs/Makefile b/emacs/Makefile
index 166f482..bc36b98 100644
--- a/emacs/Makefile
+++ b/emacs/Makefile
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Install
        sed -ie 's;./src/emacs\( --version\);$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/emacs \1;g' \
                $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
-       $(call Build/Install/Default,install-arch-indep install-arch-dep install-leim INSTALL_STRIP=-s "MFLAGS=-o test-distrib")
+       $(call Build/Install/Default,install-arch-indep install-arch-dep install-leim INSTALL_STRIP=\"-s --strip-program=\\\"$(STRIP)\\\"\"
        $(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/site-start.el $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/emacs/$(PKG_VERSION)/site-lisp
 endef