diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/zsnes/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
index 0b34fc0f9fe..eaab4276c1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ nasm SDL zlib libpng ncurses mesa ];
-  
+
   preConfigure = ''
     cd src
+
+    sed -i "/^STRIP/d" configure
     
     # Fix for undefined strncasecmp()
     echo '#include <strings.h>' > tmp.cpp 
@@ -35,4 +37,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.sander ];
     homepage = http://www.zsnes.com;
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}