diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8ab7c060340..a6f8895d4dc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ task deleteInstallerTemp(type: Delete) {
 
 jpackage.dependsOn deleteInstallerTemp
 jlink {
-    options = ['--strip-debug', '--compress', '2', '--no-header-files', '--no-man-pages']
+    options = ['--compress', '2', '--no-header-files', '--no-man-pages']
     launcher {
         name = 'JabRef'
     }