diff --git a/makepkg-i686.conf b/makepkg-i686.conf
index 96cdea69089109d5ba77c21712c3f3273b3d095a..395230a77bbd8372df66fe44e38e55fd9b90ab92 100644
--- a/makepkg-i686.conf
+++ b/makepkg-i686.conf
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #   These are default values for the options=() settings
 #########################################################################
 #
-# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
+# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool !staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
 #  A negated option will do the opposite of the comments below.
 #
 #-- strip:      Strip symbols from binaries/libraries
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #-- upx:        Compress binary executable files using UPX
 #-- debug:      Add debugging flags as specified in DEBUG_* variables
 #
-OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
+OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool !staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
 
 #-- File integrity checks to use. Valid: md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512
 INTEGRITY_CHECK=(md5)
diff --git a/makepkg-x86_64.conf b/makepkg-x86_64.conf
index b89d72bcec40ec21109bcf45e9aad4190c10dfad..c03b9a183bec891e543f75aa88d074689b44ead3 100644
--- a/makepkg-x86_64.conf
+++ b/makepkg-x86_64.conf
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #   These are default values for the options=() settings
 #########################################################################
 #
-# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
+# Default: OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool !staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
 #  A negated option will do the opposite of the comments below.
 #
 #-- strip:      Strip symbols from binaries/libraries
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #-- upx:        Compress binary executable files using UPX
 #-- debug:      Add debugging flags as specified in DEBUG_* variables
 #
-OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
+OPTIONS=(strip docs libtool !staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx !debug)
 
 #-- File integrity checks to use. Valid: md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512
 INTEGRITY_CHECK=(md5)