diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 342819a8f8..38897f797c 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ BUSYBOX_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" \
 	EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-	CONFIG_PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)"
+	CONFIG_PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" \
+	SKIP_STRIP=y
 
 ifndef BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE
 	BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG))