diff --git a/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak b/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak
index 4357bf338..7dabe04b1 100644
--- a/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/ar65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak b/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak
index a52209554..f994a3e63 100644
--- a/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/ca65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak b/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak
index 95c7cba78..bf31faaf4 100644
--- a/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/cc65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q 
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak b/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak
index b4cd6f785..f1d626196 100644
--- a/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/cl65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/co65/make/watcom.mak b/src/co65/make/watcom.mak
index 2f5ee944f..a424debdc 100644
--- a/src/co65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/co65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -o
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/da65/make/watcom.mak b/src/da65/make/watcom.mak
index 94789751b..a6e83b91d 100644
--- a/src/da65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/da65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/grc/make/watcom.mak b/src/grc/make/watcom.mak
index 0e4d8bdad..6c86cbbdf 100644
--- a/src/grc/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/grc/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak b/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak
index 15809ead0..6246441bb 100644
--- a/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/ld65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp
 
diff --git a/src/od65/make/watcom.mak b/src/od65/make/watcom.mak
index ce831050f..25d7eb53d 100644
--- a/src/od65/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/od65/make/watcom.mak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINE = wine
 AR     	= $(WINE) WLIB
 CC      = $(WINE) WCC386
 LD     	= $(WINE) WLINK
-WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP
+WSTRIP	= $(WINE) WSTRIP -q
 
 LNKCFG  = ld.tmp