diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index bfad1079ff..78579c4856 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
             if [ "$TARGET" = "init" ]; then
               $STRIP `find $INSTALL -type f -name "*.so*" 2>/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || :
             fi
+            $STRIP `find $INSTALL/bin $INSTALL/usr/bin $INSTALL/sbin $INSTALL/usr/sbin \
+              -type f -executable 2>/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || :
           fi
         fi
       fi