diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec4c5b7..1350307 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ if( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" )
     endif()
 
     if( MINGW )
-        set( CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "-s" )
 
         # _UNICODE definition seems needed under mingw/gcc 4.8
         # (Kicad uses unicode, and on Windows, wxWidgets >= 2.9.4 is mandatory
@@ -236,8 +235,6 @@ if( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" )
             set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},--no-undefined" )
             set( CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},--no-undefined" )
 
-            set( CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "-s" )
-
             # Defeat ELF's ability to use the GOT to replace locally implemented functions
             # with ones from another module.
             # https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1322354