diff --git a/build/jam/ArchitectureRules b/build/jam/ArchitectureRules
index affdf927cd..7e90f66154 100644
--- a/build/jam/ArchitectureRules
+++ b/build/jam/ArchitectureRules
@@ -318,9 +318,6 @@ rule KernelArchitectureSetup architecture
 			}
 			# offset in floppy image (>= sizeof(haiku_loader))
 			HAIKU_BOOT_ARCHIVE_IMAGE_OFFSET = 260 ; # in kB
-			# the image is too small to have unstripped binaries
-			HAIKU_CONTAINER_STRIP_BINARIES on
-				$(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME) = 1 ;
 
 		case mipsel :
 			# RouterBOARD firmware (ELF image over TFTP)
diff --git a/build/jam/BuildSetup b/build/jam/BuildSetup
index f07fb103a8..c1ec3b3bc0 100644
--- a/build/jam/BuildSetup
+++ b/build/jam/BuildSetup
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
 HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= system ;
+#HAIKU_CONTAINER_STRIP_BINARIES on $(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
+#	= 1 ;
 
 # boot CD image
 HAIKU_CD_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME = haiku-boot-cd-container ;