diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6bb741f..2056a53 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ RM		:= rm -f
 
 CC	?= gcc
 AR	?= ar
+STRIP	?= strip
 
 CFLAGS		?= -O2
 # When debugging, use the following instead
diff --git a/eeprog/Module.mk b/eeprog/Module.mk
index d215855..ac3a368 100644
--- a/eeprog/Module.mk
+++ b/eeprog/Module.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $(EEPROG_DIR)/24cXX.o: $(EEPROG_DIR)/24cXX.c $(EEPROG_DIR)/24cXX.h $(INCLUDE_DIR
 all-eeprog: $(addprefix $(EEPROG_DIR)/,$(EEPROG_TARGETS))
 
 strip-eeprog: $(addprefix $(EEPROG_DIR)/,$(EEPROG_TARGETS))
-	strip $(addprefix $(EEPROG_DIR)/,$(EEPROG_TARGETS))
+	$(STRIP) $(addprefix $(EEPROG_DIR)/,$(EEPROG_TARGETS))
 
 clean-eeprog:
 	$(RM) $(addprefix $(EEPROG_DIR)/,*.o $(EEPROG_TARGETS))
diff --git a/lib/Module.mk b/lib/Module.mk
index c492961..4163928 100644
--- a/lib/Module.mk
+++ b/lib/Module.mk
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $(LIB_DIR)/smbus.ao: $(LIB_DIR)/smbus.c $(INCLUDE_DIR)/i2c/smbus.h
 all-lib: $(addprefix $(LIB_DIR)/,$(LIB_TARGETS) $(LIB_LINKS))
 
 strip-lib: $(addprefix $(LIB_DIR)/,$(LIB_TARGETS))
-	strip $(addprefix $(LIB_DIR)/,$(LIB_TARGETS))
+	$(STRIP) $(addprefix $(LIB_DIR)/,$(LIB_TARGETS))
 
 clean-lib:
 	$(RM) $(addprefix $(LIB_DIR)/,*.o *.ao $(LIB_TARGETS) $(LIB_LINKS))
diff --git a/tools/Module.mk b/tools/Module.mk
index 609de7a..693102f 100644
--- a/tools/Module.mk
+++ b/tools/Module.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $(TOOLS_DIR)/util.o: $(TOOLS_DIR)/util.c $(TOOLS_DIR)/util.h
 all-tools: $(addprefix $(TOOLS_DIR)/,$(TOOLS_TARGETS))
 
 strip-tools: $(addprefix $(TOOLS_DIR)/,$(TOOLS_TARGETS))
-	strip $(addprefix $(TOOLS_DIR)/,$(TOOLS_TARGETS))
+	$(STRIP) $(addprefix $(TOOLS_DIR)/,$(TOOLS_TARGETS))
 
 clean-tools:
 	$(RM) $(addprefix $(TOOLS_DIR)/,*.o $(TOOLS_TARGETS))