diff --git a/resources/linux/rpm/positron.spec.template b/resources/linux/rpm/positron.spec.template
index 65a13963b11..1e27ebfc602 100644
--- a/resources/linux/rpm/positron.spec.template
+++ b/resources/linux/rpm/positron.spec.template
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Positron is an extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data in
 # Don't generate build_id links to prevent conflicts when installing multiple
 # versions of VS Code alongside each other (e.g. `code` and `code-insiders`)
 %define _build_id_links none
+%define __strip @@STRIP@@
 
 %install
 # Destination directories