diff --git a/xwords4/wince/Makefile b/xwords4/wince/Makefile
index 39ad9c92b..3826270ae 100644
--- a/xwords4/wince/Makefile
+++ b/xwords4/wince/Makefile
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ memdebug:
 
 $(TARGET) : $(OBJS) $(RESOBJS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) -mwindows $^ $(CELIBS) -o $@
-ifneq ($(DEBUG),TRUE)
 	$(STRIP) $@
-endif
 
 $(OBJDIR)/%.o : %.c $(INCLUDES)
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)