diff --git a/package/findutils/findutils.mk b/package/findutils/findutils.mk
index 5c171072dc..a60784c121 100644
--- a/package/findutils/findutils.mk
+++ b/package/findutils/findutils.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ findutils-target_binary: $(FINDUTILS_DIR)/$(FINDUTILS_BINARY)
 		-o $(TARGET_DIR)/$(FINDUTILS_TARGET_BINARY) \
 		-ot $(FINDUTILS_DIR)/$(FINDUTILS_BINARY) ]; then \
 		set -x; \
-		$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(FINDUTILS_DIR) install; \
+		$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(FINDUTILS_DIR) install-strip; \
 		$(STRIPCMD) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/locate/* > /dev/null 2>&1; \
 	fi
 ifneq ($(BR2_HAVE_INFOPAGES),y)