diff --git a/common.pri b/common.pri
index 251e41f573..f89e1eb347 100644
--- a/common.pri
+++ b/common.pri
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ win32-msvc2008 {
 
 unix|win32-g++ {
   QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON += -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-strict-aliasing
-  QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -g
+#  QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -g
   # experimental
   QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE -= -O2
   QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE += -O3  
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 959e684590..75a23e8219 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
 				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = YES;
 				GCC_ENABLE_PASCAL_STRINGS = NO;
 				GCC_FAST_MATH = YES;
-				GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS = YES;
+				GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS = NO;
 				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = 3;
 				GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS = (
 					RELEASE,