diff --git a/kernel/build.zig b/kernel/build.zig
index 7830783..6146cdf 100644
--- a/kernel/build.zig
+++ b/kernel/build.zig
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) !void {
 
     // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
     // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
-    // b.setPreferredReleaseMode(std.builtin.Mode.ReleaseSafe);
-    const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+    // const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+    const mode = .ReleaseFast;
  
     const files = try findFiles(ktarget);
 
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) !void {
     exe.code_model = std.builtin.CodeModel.kernel;
     exe.setLinkerScriptPath(getLinkerScript(ktarget));
     // exe.setOutputDir("bin");
-    // exe.strip = true;
+    if(mode != .Debug) {
+        exe.strip = true;
+    }
     // exe.single_threaded = true;
 
     exe.install();
diff --git a/kernel/make/x86_64/linker.ld b/kernel/make/x86_64/linker.ld
index 5f394c8..e7cc3d3 100644
--- a/kernel/make/x86_64/linker.ld
+++ b/kernel/make/x86_64/linker.ld
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTIONS
     kernel_phys_offset = 0xffffffff80000000;
     . = kernel_phys_offset + 1M;
 
-    .stivale2hdr ALIGN(4K) :
+    .stivale2hdr ALIGN(1K) :
     {
         KEEP(*(.stivale2hdr))
     }