diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 3f96d320e7..c8d823ff63 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS=PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) \
 		CC=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc \
 		GCC=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc \
 		CXX=$(TARGET_CROSS)g++ \
-		RANLIB=$(TARGET_CROSS)ranlib
+		RANLIB=$(TARGET_CROSS)ranlib \
+		STRIP=$(TARGET_CROSS)strip
 
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_LOCALE),true)
 DISABLE_NLS:=