diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
index defe923b12..1d20af8105 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
@@ -292,9 +292,11 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_GCC_SHARED_LIBGCC),y)
 	# These are in /lib, so...
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libgcc_s*.so*
 	-cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)/lib/libgcc_s* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libgcc_s*
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),y)
 	-cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libstdc++.so* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libstc++.so*
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBGCJ),y)
 	-cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libgcj.so* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/