diff --git a/use.conf b/use.conf
index 214c45b..69c3914 100644
--- a/use.conf
+++ b/use.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 */* LINGUAS: -* en
 */* PYTHON_TARGETS: -* python2_7 python3_4
 */* PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET: -* python2_7
-*/* BUILD_OPTIONS: symbols=compress
+*/* BUILD_OPTIONS: symbols=strip
 
 sys-apps/paludis pbins search-index xml