diff --git a/azure_sdk/build.sh b/azure_sdk/build.sh
index 19bde91..099ad13 100755
--- a/azure_sdk/build.sh
+++ b/azure_sdk/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ install_binary () {
 	BINARY_NAME="$(basename "$1")"
 
 	cp "$1" "${PREFIX_PROG}"
-	$STRIP "${PREFIX_PROG}/${BINARY_NAME}" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/${BINARY_NAME}"
+	$STRIP  -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/${BINARY_NAME}" "${PREFIX_PROG}/${BINARY_NAME}"
 	b_install "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/${BINARY_NAME}" /bin
 }
 
diff --git a/coremark/build.sh b/coremark/build.sh
index a3aae3a..7e243a7 100755
--- a/coremark/build.sh
+++ b/coremark/build.sh
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ export XCFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DUSE_PTHREAD -DMULTITHREAD=${PORTS_COREMARK_THREADS}
 PORT_DIR=phoenix make compile
 
 cp -a "$PREFIX_COREMARK_BUILD/${COREMARK}/coremark" "$PREFIX_PROG/coremark"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/coremark" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/coremark"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/coremark" "${PREFIX_PROG}/coremark"
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/coremark" /bin
diff --git a/curl/build.sh b/curl/build.sh
index 93c59c7..2a2d79e 100755
--- a/curl/build.sh
+++ b/curl/build.sh
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ make -C "$PREFIX_CURL_BUILD" install
 cp -a "$PREFIX_CURL_INSTALL/include/curl" "$PREFIX_H"
 cp -a "$PREFIX_CURL_INSTALL/lib/"* "$PREFIX_A"
 cp -a "$PREFIX_CURL_INSTALL/bin/curl" "$PREFIX_PROG/curl"
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_PROG/curl" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/curl"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/curl" "$PREFIX_PROG/curl"
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/curl" /usr/bin/
diff --git a/dropbear/build.sh b/dropbear/build.sh
index bf20c41..67992d3 100755
--- a/dropbear/build.sh
+++ b/dropbear/build.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fi
 # create multi-binary and hardlinks
 make PROGRAMS="dropbear dbclient dropbearkey scp" -C "${PREFIX_DROPBEAR_BUILD}" CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS" MULTI=1 NO_ADDTL_WARNINGS=1
 
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_DROPBEAR_BUILD/dropbearmulti" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/dropbearmulti"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/dropbearmulti" "$PREFIX_DROPBEAR_BUILD/dropbearmulti"
 cp -a "$PREFIX_DROPBEAR_BUILD/dropbearmulti" "$PREFIX_PROG/dropbearmulti"
 
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/dropbearmulti" /usr/bin
diff --git a/fs_mark/build.sh b/fs_mark/build.sh
index 087c279..af4c61e 100755
--- a/fs_mark/build.sh
+++ b/fs_mark/build.sh
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ done
 cd "${PREFIX_FS_MARK_BUILD}/${FS_MARK}" && make
 
 cp -a "$PREFIX_FS_MARK_BUILD/${FS_MARK}/fs_mark" "$PREFIX_PROG/fs_mark"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/fs_mark" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/fs_mark"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/fs_mark" "${PREFIX_PROG}/fs_mark"
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/fs_mark" /bin
diff --git a/lighttpd/build.sh b/lighttpd/build.sh
index 54cf235..eee26fc 100755
--- a/lighttpd/build.sh
+++ b/lighttpd/build.sh
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ fi
 
 make -C "${PREFIX_LIGHTTPD_BUILD}" install
 
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_PROG/lighttpd" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/lighttpd"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/lighttpd" "$PREFIX_PROG/lighttpd"
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/lighttpd" /usr/sbin
diff --git a/lua/build.sh b/lua/build.sh
index b99977c..ba90e82 100755
--- a/lua/build.sh
+++ b/lua/build.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ fi
 # FIXME: no out-of-tree building
 make -C "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC" posix
 
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC/src/lua" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/lua"
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC/src/luac" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/luac"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/lua" "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC/src/lua"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/luac" "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC/src/luac"
 cp -a "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC/src/lua" "$PREFIX_PROG/lua"
 cp -a "$PREFIX_LUA_SRC/src/luac" "$PREFIX_PROG/luac"
 
diff --git a/openiked/build.sh b/openiked/build.sh
index ec4b574..8efac44 100755
--- a/openiked/build.sh
+++ b/openiked/build.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ popd
 
 cp -a "${PREFIX_OPENIKED_INSTALL}/usr/local/sbin/ikectl" "${PREFIX_PROG}/ikectl"
 cp -a "${PREFIX_OPENIKED_INSTALL}/usr/local/sbin/iked" "${PREFIX_PROG}/iked"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/ikectl" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/ikectl"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/iked" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/iked"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/ikectl" "${PREFIX_PROG}/ikectl"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/iked" "${PREFIX_PROG}/iked"
 b_install "${PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL}/ikectl" /usr/bin
 b_install "${PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL}/iked" /usr/bin
diff --git a/openssl/build.sh b/openssl/build.sh
index b212bc2..c1eb1f7 100755
--- a/openssl/build.sh
+++ b/openssl/build.sh
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ cp -a "$PREFIX_OPENSSL_INSTALL/lib/pkgconfig" "$PREFIX_A"
 sed -i "s/openssl\/install$/lib\/pkgconfg/" "$PREFIX_A/pkgconfig/"*
 
 cp -a "$PREFIX_OPENSSL_INSTALL/bin/openssl"  "$PREFIX_PROG"
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_PROG/openssl" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/openssl"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/openssl" "$PREFIX_PROG/openssl"
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/openssl" /usr/bin/
diff --git a/openvpn/build.sh b/openvpn/build.sh
index 15c8e69..7e2de39 100755
--- a/openvpn/build.sh
+++ b/openvpn/build.sh
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ fi
 make -C "$PREFIX_OPENVPN_BUILD"
 make -C "$PREFIX_OPENVPN_BUILD" install-exec
 
-$STRIP -s "$PREFIX_PROG/openvpn" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/openvpn"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/openvpn" "$PREFIX_PROG/openvpn"
 b_install "$PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL/openvpn" /sbin/
diff --git a/picocom/build.sh b/picocom/build.sh
index a6bf7f7..57b15ba 100755
--- a/picocom/build.sh
+++ b/picocom/build.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export LDFLAGS="${CFLAGS} $LDFLAGS"
 #
 (cd "${PREFIX_PCOM_SRC}" && make clean && make)
 cp -a "${PREFIX_PCOM_SRC}/picocom" "$PREFIX_PROG"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/picocom" -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/picocom"
+$STRIP -o "$PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED/picocom" "${PREFIX_PROG}/picocom"
 
 
 b_install "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/picocom" /bin
diff --git a/sscep/build.sh b/sscep/build.sh
index c285bcb..18b2993 100755
--- a/sscep/build.sh
+++ b/sscep/build.sh
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ make install DESTDIR="$PREFIX_SSCEP_INSTALL"
 popd
 
 cp -a "${PREFIX_SSCEP_INSTALL}/bin/sscep" "${PREFIX_PROG}/sscep"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/sscep" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/sscep"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/sscep" "${PREFIX_PROG}/sscep"
 b_install "${PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL}/sscep" /usr/bin
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/build.sh b/wpa_supplicant/build.sh
index 862cf49..60416bb 100755
--- a/wpa_supplicant/build.sh
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/build.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ popd
 
 cp -a "${PREFIX_WPA_SUPPLICANT_INSTALL}/bin/wpa_cli" "${PREFIX_PROG}/wpa_cli"
 cp -a "${PREFIX_WPA_SUPPLICANT_INSTALL}/bin/wpa_supplicant" "${PREFIX_PROG}/wpa_supplicant"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/wpa_cli" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/wpa_cli"
-$STRIP -s "${PREFIX_PROG}/wpa_supplicant" -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/wpa_supplicant"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/wpa_cli" "${PREFIX_PROG}/wpa_cli"
+$STRIP -o "${PREFIX_PROG_STRIPPED}/wpa_supplicant" "${PREFIX_PROG}/wpa_supplicant"
 b_install "${PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL}/wpa_cli" /usr/bin
 b_install "${PREFIX_PORTS_INSTALL}/wpa_supplicant" /usr/bin