diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index a5f989a67173446f9af35314e44f360edd4af497..64bcc4db4727c17471c39769f2de967d5da9f751 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ $(obj)xway-swap-bytes$(SFX):	$(obj)xway-swap-bytes.o
 
 $(obj)mkenvimage$(SFX):	$(obj)crc32.o $(obj)mkenvimage.o
 	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+	$(HOSTSTRIP) $@
 
 $(obj)mkimage$(SFX):	$(obj)aisimage.o \
 			$(obj)crc32.o \