diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@
 			MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION "Resources/${INFO_PLIST_STRINGS_FILE}"
 	)
 
+	add_custom_target(BitcoinABC-Qt-strip
+		COMMAND "${CMAKE_STRIP}" -u -r "$<TARGET_FILE:BitcoinABC-Qt>"
+	)
+	add_dependencies(BitcoinABC-Qt-strip BitcoinABC-Qt)
+
 	include(DoOrFail)
 	find_program_or_fail(CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL "install_name_tool")
 	find_program_or_fail(CMAKE_OTOOL "otool")
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY
 			"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
 		DEPENDS
-			BitcoinABC-Qt
+			BitcoinABC-Qt-strip
 	)
 
 	# Building the DMG background image requires several steps:
@@ -523,7 +528,7 @@
 			DEPENDS
 				"${BACKGROUND_TIFF_MULTIRES}"
 		)
-		add_dependencies(osx-dmg BitcoinABC-Qt)
+		add_dependencies(osx-dmg BitcoinABC-Qt-strip)
 	endif()
 endif()