diff --git a/packages/image/install b/packages/image/install
index cdaf0f7f9f..0c227b4f13 100755
--- a/packages/image/install
+++ b/packages/image/install
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ case "$2" in
 # setting
     echo $TARGET_VERSION > $INSTALL/etc/release
 
+# strip kernel modules
+  for MOD in `find $INSTALL/lib/modules/ -name *.ko`; do
+    $STRIP --strip-debug $MOD
+  done
+
   mkdir -p $ROOT/target
     rm -rf $ROOT/target/OpenELEC-$TARGET_VERSION.kernel
     cp -PR $BUILD/linux-*/arch/x86/boot/bzImage $ROOT/target/OpenELEC-$TARGET_VERSION.kernel
diff --git a/packages/linux/install b/packages/linux/install
index 2b923279d9..919a991964 100755
--- a/packages/linux/install
+++ b/packages/linux/install
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER
   cp -r $PKG_BUILD/modules/* $INSTALL
   rm -f $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER/modules.*
 
-for MOD in `find $INSTALL/lib/modules/ -name *.ko`; do
-  $STRIP --strip-debug $MOD
-done
-
 $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod -b $INSTALL -v $VER > /dev/null
 
 for i in `ls $INSTALL/lib/modules/*/modules.* | grep -v modules.dep | grep -v modules.alias | grep -v modules.symbols`; do