diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5c73276..f47e6c3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 
-AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip])
-AC_SUBST(STRIP)
-
 AC_PATH_TOOL([REXXC], [rexxc], [cp])
 AC_SUBST(REXXC)
 
@@ -125,7 +122,6 @@ case "$host" in
 		DLLDIR=""
 		DBGCMDPREFIX=""
 		LDARCH=""
-		AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip])
 		;;
 
 	*-apple-*)
@@ -140,15 +136,13 @@ case "$host" in
 		;;
 
 	*)
-		DBG_LDFLAGS="-L.bin/Debug/lib"
-		RLS_LDFLAGS="-L.bin/Release/lib -Wl,--strip-all"
+		DLLDIR="/lib"
+		DBG_LDFLAGS="-L.bin/Debug/$DLLDIR"
+		RLS_LDFLAGS="-L.bin/Release/$DLLDIR"
 		LDARCH=""
 		LDSOFLAGS="-Wl,-soname,\`basename \$@\`"
-		DLLDIR="/lib"
 		DBGRPATH="-Wl,--rpath,.bin/Debug/lib"
 		DBGCMDPREFIX="PATH=\$(BINDIR)/Debug/lib:\$(PATH)"
-		AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip])
-
 
 esac
 
@@ -241,6 +235,16 @@ if test "$app_cv_pic" == "yes"; then
 	DLL_CFLAGS="$DLL_CFLAGS -fPIC"
 fi
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([strip],[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-strip], [disable stripping of binaries])], [ app_cv_strip="$enableval" ],[ app_cv_strip="yes" ])
+
+if test "$app_cv_pic" == "yes"; then
+	AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip], true)
+	AC_SUBST(STRIP)
+else
+	AC_SUBST(STRIP,"true")
+fi
+
+
 #--[ Check For Java ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([java],[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-java], [Disable java extension & plugin])],[ app_cv_java="$enableval" ],[ app_cv_java="yes" ])
diff --git a/po/pt_BR.po b/po/pt_BR.po
index 10d94af..1f02f47 100644
--- a/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: pw3270 5.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-08-10 14:40-0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-08-13 16:32-0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2012-08-13 12:14-0300\n"
 "Last-Translator: Perry Werneck <perry.werneck@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Português do Brasil <>\n"
diff --git a/src/pw3270/Makefile.in b/src/pw3270/Makefile.in
index cf43a79..e666f5d 100644
--- a/src/pw3270/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/pw3270/Makefile.in
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ endif
 #---[ Release targets ]--------------------------------------------------------
 
 Release: $(BINDIR)/Release/$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)$(EXEEXT)
-	@$(STRIP) $(BINDIR)/Release/$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)$(EXEEXT)
 
 install: Release $(PACKAGE_NAME).desktop $(PACKAGE_NAME)-logo.png
 	@$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
@@ -112,6 +111,7 @@ $(BINRLS)/$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)$(EXEEXT):	$(LIBRLS)/@DLLPREFIX@$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)@D
 	@echo "  CCLD `basename $@`"
 	@$(MKDIR) `dirname $@`
 	@$(LD) -o $@ $(foreach SRC, $(basename $(APP_SOURCES)), $(OBJRLS)/$(SRC)$(OBJEXT)) $(LIBS) $(LIB3270_LIBS) -l$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)
+	@$(STRIP) $@
 
 $(LIBRLS)/@DLLPREFIX@$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)@DLLEXT@: $(LIBRLS)/@DLLPREFIX@$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)@DLLEXT@.@VERSION@
 	@rm -f $@
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ $(LIBRLS)/@DLLPREFIX@$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)@DLLEXT@.@VERSION@:	$(foreach SRC, $(base
 	@echo "  CCLD `basename $@`"
 	@$(MKDIR) `dirname $@`
 	@$(LD) $(DLL_FLAGS) @LDSOFLAGS@ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(LIB3270_LIBS)
+	@$(STRIP) $@
 
 #---[ Debug targets ]----------------------------------------------------------
 
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