diff --git a/macros.octave b/macros.octave
index 20b2d6b..1b02590 100644
--- a/macros.octave
+++ b/macros.octave
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ echo "endfunction" >> %{buildroot}%{octpkgdir}/packinfo/on_uninstall.m \
 %{nil}
 
 # Run pkg tests - We need to reinstall to recreate 'octave_packages' so that
-# octave can find the package, then remove 'octave_packages' again.
+# octave can find the package, then remove 'octave_packages' again, and re-strip
+# any shared objects.
 %octave_pkg_check \
 %octave_cmd pkg("prefix","%{buildroot}%{octprefix}","%{buildroot}%{octarchprefix}");pkg("global_list",fullfile("%{buildroot}%{octshareprefix}","octave_packages"));pkg("local_list",fullfile("%{buildroot}%{octshareprefix}","octave_packages"));pkg("install","-nodeps","-verbose","%{_builddir}/%{buildsubdir}/build/%{octpkg}-%{version}-%{octave_tar_suffix}.tar.gz");pkg("load","%{octpkg}");runtests("%{buildroot}%{octpkgdir}");unlink(pkg("local_list"));unlink(pkg("global_list")); \
+/usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-shared %{__strip} \
 %{nil}
 
 # preun script - we need to remove our uninstall protection and perhaps
diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index ac32f62..19ec615 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 Name:           octave
 Epoch:          6
 Version:        4.2.0
-Release:        14%{?rcver:.rc%{rcver}}%{?dist}
+Release:        15%{?rcver:.rc%{rcver}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ fi
 %{_pkgdocdir}/refcard*.pdf
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 08 2017 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 6:4.2.0-15
+- Have %%octave_pkg_check re-strip shared objects
+
 * Tue Feb 07 2017 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 6:4.2.0-14
 - Rebuild with fixed pkgconf (bug #1419685)