diff --git a/library.mak b/library.mak
index 58f6360cd7..7292c8a3fe 100644
--- a/library.mak
+++ b/library.mak
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $(SUBDIR)%-test.i: $(SUBDIR)%.c
 $(SUBDIR)x86/%.o: $(SUBDIR)x86/%.asm
 	$(DEPYASM) $(YASMFLAGS) -I $(<D)/ -M -o $@ $< > $(@:.o=.d)
 	$(YASM) $(YASMFLAGS) -I $(<D)/ -o $@ $<
-	-@ $(if $(STRIP), $(STRIP) -wN '..@*' $@)
+	-$(STRIP) -wN '..@*' $@
 
 LIBOBJS := $(OBJS) $(SUBDIR)%.h.o $(TESTOBJS)
 $(LIBOBJS) $(LIBOBJS:.o=.i):   CPPFLAGS += -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H