diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in
index cf814323..0b2d061f 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ collect_debug_symbols() {
 			return
 		fi
 
+		safe_objcopy "$binary" --remove-section=.gnu_debuglink
 		safe_objcopy "$binary" --add-gnu-debuglink="$dbgdir/${binary#/}.debug"
 
 		# create any needed hardlinks