diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/librsync/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/librsync/package.nix
index 37816931bdf8..c66f3e0a0b3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/librsync/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/librsync/package.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     popt
   ];
 
-  dontStrip = stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform;
-
   meta = {
     description = "Implementation of the rsync remote-delta algorithm";
     homepage = "https://librsync.sourceforge.net/";