Index: Mk/Uses/gem.mk
===================================================================
--- Mk/Uses/gem.mk
+++ Mk/Uses/gem.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@
 do-install:
 	(cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC}; ${SETENV} ${GEM_ENV} ${RUBYGEMBIN} install ${RUBYGEM_ARGS} ${GEMFILES} -- --build-args ${CONFIGURE_ARGS})
 	${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${GEMS_BASE_DIR}/build_info/
+.if !defined(STRIP) || ${STRIP} != ""
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${GEMS_BASE_DIR} -type f -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
+.endif
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${GEMS_BASE_DIR} -type f \( -name mkmf.log -or -name gem_make.out \) -delete
 	${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${GEM_LIB_DIR}/ext \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${CACHE_DIR} 2> /dev/null || ${TRUE}