diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cbe4026..fc8dcd2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ config.h:
 dmenu: ${OBJ}
 	@echo LD $@
 	@${CC} -o $@ ${OBJ} ${LDFLAGS}
+	@strip $@
 
 clean:
 	@echo cleaning