diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 282c7ea028..b0e6915fc2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ endif
 	-rmdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share 2>/dev/null
 	$(STRIP_FIND_CMD) | xargs -0 $(STRIPCMD) 2>/dev/null || true
 	if test -d $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules; then \
-		find $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules -type f -name '*.ko' | \
-		xargs -r $(KSTRIPCMD); fi
+		find $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules -type f -name '*.ko' -print0 | \
+		xargs -0 -r $(KSTRIPCMD); fi
 
 # See http://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/FAQ, "GDB does not see any threads
 # besides the one in which crash occurred; or SIGTRAP kills my program when