diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make b/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make
index 3af5878aa5d0832de37b60d5ed28a0b140ae5031..496c3e128a1ad6da7228ad4251c3a1c059d8e055 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make
@@ -239,10 +239,12 @@ EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_DOCS_DIR)/platform/jvmti/jvmti.html
 # client and server subdirectories have symbolic links to ../libjsig.so
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
-  ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
-    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.diz
-  else
-    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.debuginfo
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.diz
+    else
+      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.debuginfo
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 EXPORT_SERVER_DIR = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/server
@@ -253,10 +255,12 @@ ifeq ($(findstring true, $(JVM_VARIANT_SERVER) $(JVM_VARIANT_ZERO) $(JVM_VARIANT
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/Xusage.txt
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
   ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
-    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
-      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.diz
-    else
-      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+    ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+      ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+        EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.diz
+      else
+        EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+      endif
     endif
   endif
 endif
@@ -265,10 +269,12 @@ ifeq ($(JVM_VARIANT_CLIENT),true)
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/Xusage.txt
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
   ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
-    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
-      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.diz
-    else
-      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+    ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+      ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+        EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.diz
+      else
+        EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+      endif
     endif
   endif
 endif
@@ -278,10 +284,12 @@ ifeq ($(JVM_VARIANT_MINIMAL1),true)
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_MINIMAL_DIR)/libjvm.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
 
   ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
-    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
-	EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_MINIMAL_DIR)/libjvm.diz
-    else
-	EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_MINIMAL_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+    ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+      ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+          EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_MINIMAL_DIR)/libjvm.diz
+      else
+          EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_MINIMAL_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+      endif
     endif
   endif
 endif
@@ -293,12 +301,14 @@ ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX) \
 ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX) \
                         $(EXPORT_LIB_DIR)/sa-jdi.jar
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
-  ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
-    ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.diz
-    ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.diz
-  else
-    ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
-    ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+      ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.diz
+      ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.diz
+    else
+      ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
+      ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 ADD_SA_BINARIES/ppc   =
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make b/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make
index 0a0b616751adb051c50ba5fe3a3fcd0849589ff7..9bf3b738bc50bd2e23cf1e866f112d6b116c4852 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make
@@ -56,20 +56,23 @@ $(LIBJSIG): $(JSIGSRCDIR)/jsig.c $(LIBJSIG_MAPFILE)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(PICFLAG) \
                          $(LFLAGS_JSIG) $(JSIG_DEBUG_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -o $@ $< -ldl
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
-  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
   else
     ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
-	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $@
 	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -g $@
     endif
     # implied else here is no stripping at all
   endif
-  ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
 	$(ZIPEXE) -q -y $(LIBJSIG_DIZ) $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(RM) $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make b/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make
index 06b2cee6e2f0d3353815888dad98a32bdc48245b..7eb58192f7ec312d5d4468ced97a62b413e034ee 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make
@@ -99,20 +99,23 @@ $(LIBSAPROC): $(SASRCFILES) $(SAMAPFILE)
 	           -o $@                                                \
 	           -lthread_db
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
-  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
   else
     ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
-	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $@
 	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -g $@
     endif
     # implied else here is no stripping at all
   endif
-  ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
 	$(ZIPEXE) -q -y $(LIBSAPROC_DIZ) $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(RM) $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make b/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make
index 9ae2d3e3b4860fbd5379169a590f119406647214..05e9bc05dab98fda5ba45132e925c4a6dba2e93c 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make
@@ -357,20 +357,23 @@ $(LIBJVM): $(LIBJVM.o) $(LIBJVM_MAPFILE) $(LD_SCRIPT)
 	}
 
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
-  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
   else
     ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
-	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $@
 	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -g $@
     endif
     # implied else here is no stripping at all
   endif
-  ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
+  ifneq ($(STRIP_POLICY),no_strip)
+    ifeq ($(ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES),1)
 	$(ZIPEXE) -q -y $(LIBJVM_DIZ) $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(RM) $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
+    endif
   endif
 endif