diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index ed45db9..d28b435 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,6 @@ trigger:
       - main
       - refs/tags/*
 
-variables:
-# Tags starting with "v" are considered a release and should sign
-# and publish the binaries.
-- name: CR_RELEASE
-  value: $[startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/v')]
-# Main Python version for building distributables.
-- name: CR_PY_VERSION
-  value: '3.10'
-# Link the group of Apple passwords from pipeline library.
-- group: 'Apple IDs'
-
 stages:
 - stage: Quality_Control
   displayName: Quality Control
@@ -73,6 +62,16 @@ stages:
   displayName: Build Distributables
   dependsOn: Quality_Control
   condition: succeeded('Quality_Control')
+  variables:
+  # Tags starting with "v" are considered a release and should sign
+  # and publish the binaries.
+  - name: CR_RELEASE
+    value: $[startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/v')]
+  # Main Python version for building distributables.
+  - name: CR_PY_VERSION
+    value: '3.10'
+  # Link the group of Apple passwords from pipeline library.
+  - group: 'Apple IDs'
 
   jobs:
   - job: windows10
diff --git a/cr.spec b/cr.spec
index e16ae7b..de00770 100644
--- a/cr.spec
+++ b/cr.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
+import platform, os
+
+codesign_identity = None
+strip = False
+
 # If this is being run in a release pipeline, sign the executable with
 # codesign_identity for macos.
-import os
-codesign_identity = None
 if os.environ.get("CR_RELEASE", "").lower() == "true":
    codesign_identity = "Developer ID Application: CodeRed LLC (26334S6DB6)"
 
+# Apply symbol table stripping from the executable on Linux,
+# to reduce file size.
+if platform.system() == "Linux":
+   strip = True
+
 block_cipher = None
 
 a = Analysis(
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ exe = EXE(
     icon="icon/cr.ico",
     debug=False,
     bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
-    strip=False,
+    strip=strip,
     upx=False,
     upx_exclude=[],
     runtime_tmpdir=None,