diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/strip/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/strip/Makefile
index b204431adaf8..45b115993ee2 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/strip/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/strip/Makefile
@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@ DPADD=	${RELTOP}/libbinutils/libbinutils.a
 DPADD+=	${RELTOP}/libbfd/libbfd.a
 DPADD+=	${RELTOP}/libiberty/libiberty.a
 LDADD=	${DPADD}
-CLEANFILES+=	maybe_stripped
-
-all: maybe_stripped
-
-realinstall:
-	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${BINMODE} \
-	    maybe_stripped ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/strip
+INSTALLFLAGS= -S
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-maybe_stripped: strip
-	cp strip maybe_stripped
-.if defined(STRIP) && !empty(STRIP:M-s)
-	-strip maybe_stripped
-.endif