--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -386,9 +386,6 @@ elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
       string(REPLACE "-O3" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3")
     endif()
-    if (NOT MSVC)
-      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -s")
-    endif()
     if (WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)
       set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -mwindows")
     endif()