1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1b2fd97f503a..d810d6cb4d08 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -512,6 +512,23 @@ export	INSTALL_PATH ?= /boot
 MODLIB  = $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)
 export MODLIB
 
+#
+#  INSTALL_MOD_STRIP, if defined, will cause modules to be
+#  stripped after they are installed.  If INSTALL_MOD_STRIP is '1', then
+#  the default option --strip-debug will be used.  Otherwise,
+#  INSTALL_MOD_STRIP will used as the options to the strip command.
+
+ifdef INSTALL_MOD_STRIP
+ifeq ($(INSTALL_MOD_STRIP),1)
+mod_strip_cmd = $STRIP) --strip-debug
+else
+mod_strip_cmd = $(STRIP) $(INSTALL_MOD_STRIP)
+endif # INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1
+else
+mod_strip_cmd = true
+endif # INSTALL_MOD_STRIP
+export mod_strip_cmd
+
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 core-y          += kernel/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/ block/