diff --git a/package/cifsmount/Makefile b/package/cifsmount/Makefile
index cc12c934cc..0fa6a1fc8f 100644
--- a/package/cifsmount/Makefile
+++ b/package/cifsmount/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=cifsmount
 PKG_VERSION:=1.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/cifsmount
 PKG_IPK_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ PKG_IPK:=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/sbin/mount.cifs:
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/sbin
-	$(CC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/sbin/mount.cifs mount.cifs.c
+	$(TARGET_CC) -o $@ mount.cifs.c
+	$(STRIP) $@
 
 $(PKG_IPK): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/sbin/mount.cifs
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/make-ipkg-dir.sh $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PKG_NAME).control $(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) $(ARCH)