diff --git a/radio/src/targets/simu/CMakeLists.txt b/radio/src/targets/simu/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c0847974..f714c1913 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/simu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/radio/src/targets/simu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ if(Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
   add_dependencies(${SIMULATOR_TARGET} ${RADIO_DEPENDENCIES})
   target_compile_definitions(${SIMULATOR_TARGET} PUBLIC ${APP_COMMON_DEFINES})  # set in top-level CMakeLists
   target_link_libraries(${SIMULATOR_TARGET} ${SDL_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core)
+
+  # Remove debug symbols on release builds
+  if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Release")
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${SIMULATOR_TARGET} POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} $<TARGET_FILE:${SIMULATOR_TARGET}>)
+  endif()
+
   # Introduced at 2.5 - TODO replace with a code change
   # When compiled shared simulators using libopenui and Companion have classes named MainWindow
   # When the simulator is launched from Companion the runtime dynamic linking can result in Companion overiding the simulator