--- a/PsychSourceGL/Source/striplibsfrommexfile.m
+++ b/PsychSourceGL/Source/striplibsfrommexfile.m
@@ -46,24 +46,25 @@ if exist(filename, 'file')
     image = stripLibrary(image, 'libcruft');
     image = stripLibrary(image, 'liboctave');
 
-    if alsorenameit
-        % Rename the following libraries in image: We rename from .so.2 to .so,
-        % etc. to make these mex files built on/against Octave-3/4 compatible with
-        % at least Octave-3 and Octave-4. This works because while the
-        % liboctinterp's so-name/version has changed, the api/abi of
-        % Octave-4's C-Mex interface has not changed. Or so we hope until proven
-        % wrong...
-        if str2num(version ()(1)) == 4 && str2num(version ()(3)) == 2
-            % Octave 4.2 - liboctinterp.so.4:
-            image = renameLibrary(image, 'liboctinterp.so.4', 'liboctinterp.so');
-        elseif str2num(version ()(1)) == 4 && str2num(version ()(3)) == 0
-            % Octave 4.0 - liboctinterp.so.3:
-            image = renameLibrary(image, 'liboctinterp.so.3', 'liboctinterp.so');
-        else
-            % Octave 3.8.x, maybe earlier Octave 3.x.y as well - liboctinterp.so.2:
-            image = renameLibrary(image, 'liboctinterp.so.2', 'liboctinterp.so');
-        end
-    end
+    % yoh: no need on a sane system-specific build
+    %if alsorenameit
+    %    % Rename the following libraries in image: We rename from .so.2 to .so,
+    %    % etc. to make these mex files built on/against Octave-3/4 compatible with
+    %    % at least Octave-3 and Octave-4. This works because while the
+    %    % liboctinterp's so-name/version has changed, the api/abi of
+    %    % Octave-4's C-Mex interface has not changed. Or so we hope until proven
+    %    % wrong...
+    %    if str2num(version ()(1)) == 4 && str2num(version ()(3)) == 2
+    %        % Octave 4.2 - liboctinterp.so.4:
+    %        image = renameLibrary(image, 'liboctinterp.so.4', 'liboctinterp.so');
+    %    elseif str2num(version ()(1)) == 4 && str2num(version ()(3)) == 0
+    %        % Octave 4.0 - liboctinterp.so.3:
+    %        image = renameLibrary(image, 'liboctinterp.so.3', 'liboctinterp.so');
+    %    else
+    %        % Octave 3.8.x, maybe earlier Octave 3.x.y as well - liboctinterp.so.2:
+    %        image = renameLibrary(image, 'liboctinterp.so.2', 'liboctinterp.so');
+    %    end
+    %end
 
     % Write stripped image:
     frewind(fd);
