diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix
index 38293e65f70f..569b149868ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   buildInputs = [ windows.mingw_w64_headers ];
-  dontStrip = true;
   hardeningDisable = [ "stackprotector" "fortify" ];
 
   meta = {