diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
index b66f665d6f..5a4790ba5a 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ endif
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); find staging_dir/host/bin/ $(IB_LDIR)/scripts/dtc/ -type f | \
 		$(XARGS) $(SCRIPT_DIR)/bundle-libraries.sh $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/staging_dir/host)
 	$(CP) $(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host/lib/libfakeroot* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/staging_dir/host/lib
-	STRIP=sstrip $(SCRIPT_DIR)/rstrip.sh $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/staging_dir/host/bin/
+	STRIP=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/sstrip $(SCRIPT_DIR)/rstrip.sh $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/staging_dir/host/bin/
 	$(TAR) -cf - -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(IB_NAME) | xz -T$(if $(filter 1,$(NPROC)),2,0) -zc -7e > $@
 
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