diff --git a/GNUmakefile.in b/GNUmakefile.in
index 7a624261..f30a1456 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ limine-enroll-config:
 clean: limine-bios-clean limine-uefi-ia32-clean limine-uefi-x86-64-clean limine-uefi-aarch64-clean
 	rm -rf '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage1.stamp'
 
-.PHONY: install-data
-install-data: all
+.PHONY: install
+install: all
 	$(INSTALL) -d '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACDATAROOTDIR))'
 	$(INSTALL) -d '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACDATAROOTDIR))/limine'
 ifeq ($(BUILD_BIOS),limine-bios)
@@ -153,18 +153,6 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_UEFI_IA32),limine-uefi-ia32)
 endif
 	$(INSTALL) -d '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACINCLUDEDIR))'
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/limine.h' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACINCLUDEDIR))/'
-
-.PHONY: install-strip
-install-strip: install-data
-	$(INSTALL) -d '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))'
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -s '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))/limine-version' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/'
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -s '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))/limine-enroll-config' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/'
-ifneq ($(BUILD_LIMINE_DEPLOY),no)
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -s '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))/limine-deploy' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/'
-endif
-
-.PHONY: install
-install: install-data
 	$(INSTALL) -d '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))'
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))/limine-version' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/'
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))/limine-enroll-config' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/'
@@ -172,6 +160,14 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD_LIMINE_DEPLOY),no)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BINDIR))/limine-deploy' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/'
 endif
 
+.PHONY: install-strip
+install-strip: install
+	@NATIVE_STRIP@ '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/limine-version'
+	@NATIVE_STRIP@ '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/limine-enroll-config'
+ifneq ($(BUILD_LIMINE_DEPLOY),no)
+	@NATIVE_STRIP@ '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/limine-deploy'
+endif
+
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
 	rm -f '$(call SHESCAPE,$(DESTDIR)$(ACBINDIR))/limine-version'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 648a3434..279403a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ AC_SUBST(SRCDIR)
 AC_SUBST(BUILDDIR)
 
 test "x$CFLAGS" = "x" && CFLAGS='-g -O2 -pipe -Wall -Wextra'
+
+AC_LANG(C)
 AC_PROG_CC
 
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdint.h stddef.h stdbool.h limits.h inttypes.h stdio.h stdlib.h string.h])
+
 werror_state="no"
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([werror],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-werror], [treat warnings as errors]),
@@ -41,6 +45,14 @@ if ! test "x$FIND_FOUND" = "xyes"; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([find not found, please install find before configuring])
 fi
 
+NATIVE_STRIP="$($CC -dumpmachine)"-strip
+AC_CHECK_PROG([NATIVE_STRIP_FOUND], $NATIVE_STRIP, [yes])
+if ! test "x$NATIVE_STRIP_FOUND" = "xyes"; then
+    NATIVE_STRIP=strip
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(NATIVE_STRIP)
+
 rm -rf "$BUILDDIR/cross-files"
 
 BUILD_ALL="no"