diff --git a/build/premake/premake5.lua b/build/premake/premake5.lua
index c8a1cb822a..8c36dd4e4c 100644
--- a/build/premake/premake5.lua
+++ b/build/premake/premake5.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "outpath", description = "Locati
 newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "sanitize-address", description = "Enable ASAN if available" }
 newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "sanitize-thread", description = "Enable TSAN if available" }
 newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "sanitize-undefined-behaviour", description = "Enable UBSAN if available" }
+newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "strip-binaries", description = "Strip created binaries" }
 newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "with-system-cxxtest", description = "Search standard paths for cxxtest, instead of using bundled copy" }
 newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "with-lto", description = "Enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)" }
 newoption { category = "Pyrogenesis", trigger = "with-system-mozjs", description = "Search standard paths for libmozjs115, instead of using bundled copy" }
@@ -187,7 +188,9 @@ function project_set_build_flags()
 
 	editandcontinue "Off"
 
-	if not _OPTIONS["minimal-flags"] then
+	if _OPTIONS['strip-binaries'] then
+		symbols "Off"
+	else
 		symbols "On"
 	end