diff --git a/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk b/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk
index 144d02df67..57cd259f62 100644
--- a/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk
+++ b/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ SDL_NET_CONF_OPT = --localstatedir=/var \
 		--with-sdl-exec-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 
 SDL_NET_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-SDL_NET_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
-
-SDL_NET_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+SDL_NET_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install-strip
 
 SDL_NET_DEPENDENCIES = sdl