diff --git a/lib/common/error_private.c b/lib/common/error_private.c
index d39e1a7a..692e66b2 100644
--- a/lib/common/error_private.c
+++ b/lib/common/error_private.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 const char* ERR_getErrorString(ERR_enum code)
 {
+#ifdef ZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS
+    return "Error strings stripped";
+#else
     static const char* const notErrorCode = "Unspecified error code";
     switch( code )
     {
@@ -46,4 +49,5 @@ const char* ERR_getErrorString(ERR_enum code)
     case PREFIX(maxCode):
     default: return notErrorCode;
     }
+#endif
 }