diff --git a/v2/tools/darwin.jam b/v2/tools/darwin.jam
index 94180f947..a14987c33 100644
--- a/v2/tools/darwin.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/darwin.jam
@@ -152,20 +152,20 @@ rule init ( version ? : command * : options * : requirement * )
         # We can turn off strip by specifying it as empty. In which
         # case we switch to using the linker to do the strip.
         flags darwin.link.dll OPTIONS
-            $(condition)/<main-target-type>LIB/<link>shared/<address-model>32/<debug-symbols>off : -Wl,-x ;
+            $(condition)/<main-target-type>LIB/<link>shared/<address-model>32/<strip>on : -Wl,-x ;
         flags darwin.link.dll OPTIONS
-            $(condition)/<main-target-type>LIB/<link>shared/<address-model>/<debug-symbols>off : -Wl,-x ;
+            $(condition)/<main-target-type>LIB/<link>shared/<address-model>/<strip>on : -Wl,-x ;
         flags darwin.link OPTIONS
-            $(condition)/<main-target-type>EXE/<address-model>32/<debug-symbols>off : -s ;
+            $(condition)/<main-target-type>EXE/<address-model>32/<strip>on : -s ;
         flags darwin.link OPTIONS
-            $(condition)/<main-target-type>EXE/<address-model>/<debug-symbols>off : -s ;
+            $(condition)/<main-target-type>EXE/<address-model>/<strip>on : -s ;
     }
     else
     {
         # Otherwise we need to find a strip program to use. And hence
         # also tell the link action that we need to use a strip
         # post-process.
-        flags darwin.link NEED_STRIP $(condition)/<strip>off : "" ;
+        flags darwin.link NEED_STRIP $(condition)/<strip>on : "" ;
         strip =
             [ common.get-invocation-command darwin
                 : strip : [ feature.get-values <striper> : $(options) ] : $(bin) : search-path ] ;