diff -rupN sip-4.19.16/siputils.py sip-4.19.16-new/siputils.py
--- sip-4.19.16/siputils.py	2019-04-11 09:43:03.000000000 +0200
+++ sip-4.19.16-new/siputils.py	2019-04-20 11:20:16.484623577 +0200
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ class ModuleMakefile(Makefile):
     """
     def __init__(self, configuration, build_file, install_dir=None, static=0,
                  console=0, qt=0, opengl=0, threaded=0, warnings=1, debug=0,
-                 dir=None, makefile="Makefile", installs=None, strip=1,
+                 dir=None, makefile="Makefile", installs=None, strip=0,
                  export_all=0, universal=None, arch=None,
                  deployment_target=None):
         """Initialise an instance of a module Makefile.
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ class SIPModuleMakefile(ModuleMakefile):
     """
     def __init__(self, configuration, build_file, install_dir=None, static=0,
                  console=0, qt=0, opengl=0, threaded=0, warnings=1, debug=0,
-                 dir=None, makefile="Makefile", installs=None, strip=1,
+                 dir=None, makefile="Makefile", installs=None, strip=0,
                  export_all=0, universal=None, arch=None, prot_is_public=0,
                  deployment_target=None):
         """Initialise an instance of a SIP generated module Makefile.