diff --git a/community/erlang-nox/PKGBUILD b/community/erlang-nox/PKGBUILD
index 58d0577a8..25b66d98c 100644
--- a/community/erlang-nox/PKGBUILD
+++ b/community/erlang-nox/PKGBUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 pkgname=erlang-nox
 pkgver=24.2
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 _docver=24.2
 pkgdesc='General-purpose concurrent functional programming language (headless version)'
 arch=(x86_64)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ conflicts=(erlang)
 optdepends=('erlang-unixodbc: database support'
             'java-environment: for Java support'
             'lksctp-tools: for SCTP support')
-options=(staticlibs)
+options=(staticlibs !strip)
 source=(epmd.conf
         epmd.service
         epmd.socket