diff --git a/textproc/diffstat/Makefile b/textproc/diffstat/Makefile
index 3afa3d15aa1b..6691de0cdb6f 100644
--- a/textproc/diffstat/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/diffstat/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,4 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN1=		diffstat.1
 
-post-install:
-	strip -s ${PREFIX}/bin/diffstat
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>