diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 230694ccf35c..a6816f8ba1d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ fixupPhase() {
 
     # TODO: strip _only_ ELF executables, and return || fail here...
     if [ -z "$dontStrip" ]; then
-        stripDebugList=${stripDebugList:-lib lib64 libexec bin sbin}
+        stripDebugList=${stripDebugList:-lib lib32 lib64 libexec bin sbin}
         if [ -n "$stripDebugList" ]; then
             stripDirs "$stripDebugList" "${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
         fi