diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ff1695..b4c3bec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@
 # Makefile for SAT>IP plugin
 #
 
-# Debugging on/off
-
-#SATIP_DEBUG = 1
-
 # Use TinyXML instead of PugiXML
 
 #SATIP_USE_TINYXML = 1
 
-# Strip debug symbols?  Set eg. to /bin/true if not
-
-STRIP = strip
-
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
 # By default the main source file also carries this name.
@@ -40,6 +32,7 @@ TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
 export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+STRIP           ?= /bin/true
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -75,12 +68,6 @@ else
 LIBS += -lpugixml
 endif
 
-ifdef SATIP_DEBUG
-ifeq ($(SATIP_DEBUG),1)
-DEFINES += -DDEBUG
-endif
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(strip $(GITTAG)),)
 DEFINES += -DGITVERSION='"-GIT-$(GITTAG)"'
 endif
@@ -142,9 +129,7 @@ install-i18n: $(I18Nmsgs)
 
 $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
-ifndef SATIP_DEBUG
 	@$(STRIP) $@
-endif
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
 	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)