diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 3909d7ff09..e0263de80c 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ show_config() {
 # strip
 debug_strip() {
   if [ ! "$DEBUG" = yes ]; then
-    find $* -type f -executable | xargs $STRIP 1>/dev/null || :
+    find $* -type f -executable | xargs $STRIP 2>/dev/null || :
   fi
 }