diff --git a/devicemodel/Makefile b/devicemodel/Makefile
index 9a95d44ac..f0db551de 100644
--- a/devicemodel/Makefile
+++ b/devicemodel/Makefile
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(RELEASE),0)
 CFLAGS += -DDM_DEBUG
+else
+LDFLAGS += -s
 endif
 
+
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-z,noexecstack
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
 LDFLAGS += -pie
diff --git a/hypervisor/Makefile b/hypervisor/Makefile
index 7d603991d..eed1f5904 100644
--- a/hypervisor/Makefile
+++ b/hypervisor/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BASEDIR := $(shell pwd)
 HV_OBJDIR ?= $(CURDIR)/build
 HV_FILE := acrn
 SUB_MAKEFILES := $(wildcard */Makefile)
+RELEASE ?= 0
 
 LIB_DEBUG = $(HV_OBJDIR)/debug/libdebug.a
 LIB_RELEASE = $(HV_OBJDIR)/release/librelease.a
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ else
 LDFLAGS += -static
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(RELEASE),y)
+LDFLAGS += -s
+endif
+
 ARCH_CFLAGS += -gdwarf-2
 ARCH_ASFLAGS += -gdwarf-2 -DASSEMBLER=1
 ARCH_ARFLAGS +=
diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile b/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile
index fca8288d4..02337e9c3 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(RELEASE),0)
 MANAGER_CFLAGS += -g -DMNGR_DEBUG
+else
+MANAGER_LDFLAGS += -s
 endif
 
 MANAGER_LDFLAGS := -Wl,-z,noexecstack