diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e8205f6..0ee2e3c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ else
 
 	if [ "$DEBUG" = NO ]
 	then
-		GTK_LIB="$GTK_LIB -s"
+		GTK_LIB="$GTK_LIB"
 	else
 		I_EX="$I_EX -ggdb"
 	fi