diff --git a/make/uclibc_toolchain.mk b/make/uclibc_toolchain.mk
index 0b2c597beb..ee65c7ff46 100644
--- a/make/uclibc_toolchain.mk
+++ b/make/uclibc_toolchain.mk
@@ -442,7 +442,9 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/.shuffled: $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.fixedup
 	touch $(BUILD_DIR)/.shuffled
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/.stripped: $(BUILD_DIR)/.shuffled
-	-$(STRIP) --strip-all -R .note -R .comment $(STAGING_DIR)/bin/*
+	# Strip the host binaries
+	-strip --strip-all -R .note -R .comment $(STAGING_DIR)/bin/*
+	# Strip the target shared libs
 	-$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded -R .note -R .comment $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/*.so*;
 	touch $(BUILD_DIR)/.stripped