diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bd999dba25..4857fd1bbe 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 2010.05, Not yet released
 
-	 Updated/fixed packages: dosfstools, squashfs
+	 Updated/fixed packages: dosfstools, e2fsprogs, squashfs
 
 2010.02, Release February 26th, 2010:
 
diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
index 0f8119bf65..5aa3261f9e 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ E2FSPROGS_TXTTARGETS_ = \
 
 $(E2FSPROGS_HOOK_POST_INSTALL):
 	$(call MESSAGE,"Post installing")
-	# strip binaries
-	$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_ALL) $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/, $(E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_y))
 	# remove unneeded
 	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/, $(E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_))
 	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/, $(E2FSPROGS_TXTTARGETS_))