diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portmk/Mk/bsd.port.mk b/ports-mgmt/portmk/Mk/bsd.port.mk
index 9f2c4a16c3dd..36d0eb0421c4 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portmk/Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portmk/Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ CFLAGS:=	${CFLAGS:C/${_CPUCFLAGS}//}
 
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUG) && !defined(WITHOUT_DEBUG)
 STRIP=	#none
-STRIP_CMD=	#none
+STRIP_CMD=	${TRUE}
 DEBUG_FLAGS?=	-g
 CFLAGS:=		${CFLAGS:N-O*:N-fno-strict*} ${DEBUG_FLAGS}
 .endif