diff --git a/system/libarc32_arduino101/Makefile b/system/libarc32_arduino101/Makefile
index a9ef7d07..bccd2ab3 100644
--- a/system/libarc32_arduino101/Makefile
+++ b/system/libarc32_arduino101/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ C_SRC+=$(wildcard $(PWD)/framework/src/os/*.c)
 ARCH=ARC
 CC=arc-elf32-gcc
 AS=arc-elf32-as
+STRIP=arc-elf32-strip
 RM=rm -f
 INSTALL=install
 
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ $(TARGET_LIB): $(C_OBJ) $(ASM_OBJ)
 	@echo "Link $@"
 	@$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 
+strip: $(TARGET_LIB)
+	@$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $^
+
 %.o: %.S
 	@echo "Assembling $<"
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
diff --git a/variants/arduino_101/libarc32drv_arduino101.a b/variants/arduino_101/libarc32drv_arduino101.a
index e739392b..af098ec4 100644
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