diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 5c269acb3b..e8d4adae3a 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ define FFMPEG_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--host-cc="$(HOSTCC)" \
 		--arch=$(BR2_ARCH) \
 		--target-os="linux" \
+		--disable-stripping \
 		$(if $(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE),--cpu=$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE)) \
 		$(SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS) \
 		$(FFMPEG_CONF_OPT) \