diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/8.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/8.nix
index d6a6560e01e7..ea9fdaf8854a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/8.nix
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
     --disable-libmpx \
     --disable-libsanitizer \
     --disable-lto \
-    --disable-multilib
+    --disable-multilib \
+    --disable-plugin
 
   # Build
   make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
 
   # Install
-  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install
+  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install-strip
 ''
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/latest.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/latest.nix
index f8a7d2126b8d..fba3b731a004 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/latest.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/latest.nix
@@ -126,11 +126,12 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
     --disable-bootstrap \
     --disable-libsanitizer \
     --disable-lto \
-    --disable-multilib
+    --disable-multilib \
+    --disable-plugin
 
   # Build
   make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
 
   # Install
-  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install
+  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install-strip
 ''