diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/fbida/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/fbida/default.nix
index d06c3eb5ec13..2943b5ef94c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/fbida/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/fbida/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libexif libjpeg libpng libungif freetype fontconfig libtiff
    libwebp imagemagick curl sane-backends libdrm libXpm epoxy poppler lirc ];
   
-  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" "verbose=yes" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" "verbose=yes" "STRIP=" ];
 
   patchPhase =
     ''