diff --git a/games/sgt-puzzles/Makefile b/games/sgt-puzzles/Makefile
index 94db26d77224..7afe07489fbc 100644
--- a/games/sgt-puzzles/Makefile
+++ b/games/sgt-puzzles/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		pkgconfig
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--program-prefix=sgt-
+INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 PUZZLE_LIST=	blackbox bridges cube dominosa fifteen filling flip \
 		galaxies guess inertia keen lightup loopy magnets map \