diff --git a/packages/sysutils/fuse/build b/packages/sysutils/fuse/build
index 41229e2653..c07e8a7f59 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/fuse/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/fuse/build
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+# fuse fails to build with GOLD linker
+  strip_gold
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \