--- a/waftools/lv2.py
+++ b/waftools/lv2.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def lv2_add_common(tg, target, install_path, defines=None, linkflags=None, cxxfl
 @Configure.conf
 def lv2(bld, *k, **kw):
     lv2_base, dst = get_lv2_base(bld, kw)
-    tg = bld.shlib(features='strip', *k, **kw)
+    tg = bld.shlib(*k, **kw)
     cxxflags = []
     if not bld.env['OPT'] and bld.env['SSE2']:
         cxxflags = [ "-msse2", "-mfpmath=sse"]
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def lv2_gui(bld, *k, **kw):
     if not bld.env['LV2GUI']:
         return None
     lv2_base, dst = get_lv2_base(bld, kw)
-    tg = bld.shlib(features='strip', *k, **kw)
+    tg = bld.shlib(*k, **kw)
     lv2_add_common(tg, lv2_base+'_gui', dst, ["LV2_GUI"], bld.env['OS_LV2_CXXFLAGS'])
     return tg
 
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ def configure(conf):
     conf.env['DESKAPPS_DIR'] = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(conf.env['SHAREDIR'], 'applications'))
     conf.env['BIN_NAME'] = APPNAME
     if opt.lv2:
-        conf.gxload('strip')
         conf.gxload('lv2')
     conf.env['LADSPA'] = opt.ladspa
     conf.env['NEW_LADSPA'] = opt.new_ladspa