diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 0d425280b..ac4c12b56 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ define NCURSES_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/a/ansi $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/a
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/l
 	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/l/linux $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/l
-	-$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libncurses.so*
 	$(NCURSES_INSTALL_TARGET_DEVFILES)
 endef # NCURSES_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS