diff --git a/makefile.exe_progress b/makefile.exe_progress
index 1b79bf8..ad695de 100644
--- a/makefile.exe_progress
+++ b/makefile.exe_progress
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ endif
 #Called in POST_TARGETS when RELEASE=1
 .PHONY: do_strip
 do_strip:
-	$(STRIP) --strip-all "$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)"
+	@$(call PRINT_PERCENT,Stripping $(MAIN_EXECUTABLE))
+	$(SILENCER)$(STRIP) --strip-all "$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)"
 
 #Link executable
 $(MAIN_EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)