diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index f50c2092f8..161503f9f3 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ kernel_path() {
   ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/linux*
 }
 
+strip_libs() {
+ if [ "$DEBUG" = no ]; then
+   $STRIP `find $1 -name "*.so*"`
+ fi
+}
+
 require_glibc() {
   if [ "$TARGET_LIBC" != glibc ]; then
     echo "$1 requires glibc, aborting."