diff --git a/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh b/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh
index f7d75b9056..96f1bd4452 100644
--- a/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/gnu-makefile.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ do_build() {
 
 	${make_cmd} \
 		CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" LD="$LD" AR="$AR" RANLIB="$RANLIB" \
-		CPP="$CPP" AS="$AS" OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP" STRIP=":" \
+		CPP="$CPP" AS="$AS" OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP" STRIP="true" \
 		${makejobs} ${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}
 }