diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 4a3eb26963..c1dc714331 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ TARGET_STRIP = $(TARGET_CROSS)strip
 STRIPCMD = $(TARGET_CROSS)strip --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_STRIP_none),y)
-TARGET_STRIP = true
+TARGET_STRIP = /bin/true
 STRIPCMD = $(TARGET_STRIP)
 endif
 INSTALL := $(shell which install || type -p install)