diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e1c3be9..4e6383a 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CC          = @CC@
 INSTALL     = @INSTALL@
 CFLAGS      = @CFLAGS@ @X_CFLAGS@ @DEFS@ -DKEYMAP_PATH=\"$(KEYMAP_PATH)\"
 LDFLAGS     = @LDFLAGS@ @LIBS@ @X_LIBS@ @X_EXTRA_LIBS@
+STRIP       = @STRIP@
 
 TARGETS     = rdesktop @RDP2VNCTARGET@
 VNCINC      = @VNCINC@
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ install: installbin installkeymaps installman
 installbin: rdesktop
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(INSTALL) rdesktop $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
-	strip $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/rdesktop
+	$(STRIP) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/rdesktop
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/rdesktop
 
 .PHONY: installman
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 854e90b..82b4c39 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(sys/strtio.h, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYS_STRTIO_H))
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(locale.h, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LOCALE_H))
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(langinfo.h, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LANGINFO_H))
 
+AC_CHECK_TOOL(STRIP, strip, :)
+
 rpath=""
 
 #