diff --git a/packages/debug/htop/build b/packages/debug/htop/build
index de26216428..01a7b87f32 100755
--- a/packages/debug/htop/build
+++ b/packages/debug/htop/build
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+# htop fails to build with GOLD linker
+  strip_gold
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
 ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \