diff --git a/emulators/mame/Makefile b/emulators/mame/Makefile
index 7dbcad9264b5..542ef9c8d1a8 100644
--- a/emulators/mame/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/mame/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ post-patch:
 		's|^BUILD_EXPAT|# BUILD_EXPAT| ; \
 		 s|^BUILD_ZLIB|# BUILD_ZLIB| ; \
 		 /--warn-common/s|= -Wl,|= $$(GCC_LDFLAGS) -Wl,| ; \
+		 /LDFLAGS/s|-s|| ; \
 		 s| = @gcc| := $$(CC)| ; \
 		 s| = @g++| := $$(CXX)| ; \
 		 s|^FULLNAME =.*|FULLNAME = $$(NAME)|' ${WRKSRC}/makefile
diff --git a/emulators/mess/Makefile b/emulators/mess/Makefile
index 80e18840a80a..6d8810c66ab0 100644
--- a/emulators/mess/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/mess/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ post-patch:
 		's|^BUILD_EXPAT|# BUILD_EXPAT| ; \
 		 s|^BUILD_ZLIB|# BUILD_ZLIB| ; \
 		 /--warn-common/s|= -Wl,|= $$(GCC_LDFLAGS) -Wl,| ; \
+		 /LDFLAGS/s|-s|| ; \
 		 s| = @gcc| := $$(CC)| ; \
 		 s| = @g++| := $$(CXX)| ; \
 		 s|^FULLNAME =.*|FULLNAME = $$(NAME)|' ${WRKSRC}/makefile