diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 899ea733..052c586a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,14 +196,23 @@ IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR MINGW)
 
 	# Release compiler flags
 	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3 ")
-	SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -s")  ## Strip binary
+	IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL Xcode)
+		SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")  ## Strip binary
+	ELSE()
+		SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -s")  ## Strip binary
+	ENDIF()
 
 	# Release with debug info compiler flags
 	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "-O3 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -g -O3 ") 
 
 	# Release minimum size compiler flags
 	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "-O3 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -O3 ")
-	SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -s")  ## Strip binary 
+	SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL}")  ## Strip binary 
+	IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL Xcode)
+		SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")  ## Strip binary
+	ELSE()
+		SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -s")  ## Strip binary
+	ENDIF()
 
         # Get the git revision info for the binary
 	SET(HAS_GIT "FALSE")