@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 AR=amd64-mingw32msvc-ar
 CC=amd64-mingw32msvc-gcc
 CXX=false
 RANLIB=amd64-mingw32msvc-ranlib
 RC=amd64-mingw32msvc-windres
-STRIP=amd64-mingw32msvc-strip
+STRIP="${STRIP:-amd64-mingw32msvc-strip}"
 export AR CC CXX RANLIB RC STRIP
 
 ./kitcreator "$@" --host=amd64-mingw32msvc --enable-64bit