diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix
index c8eaa0a8936e..54f45d6ab749 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   inherit versionNumber kernel;
 
+  dontStrip = true;
+
   libPath = [
     gtkLibs.gtk gtkLibs.atk gtkLibs.pango gtkLibs.glib 
     xlibs.libXext xlibs.libX11 xlibs.libXv