diff --git a/pkgs/binutils/binutils-build.sh b/pkgs/binutils/binutils-build.sh
index a89f10bce16e..04a1ba4e7084 100755
--- a/pkgs/binutils/binutils-build.sh
+++ b/pkgs/binutils/binutils-build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 tar xvfj $src || exit 1
 cd binutils-* || exit 1
+
+# Clear the default library search path.
+echo 'NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=' >> ld/configure.tgt || exit 1
+
 ./configure --prefix=$out || exit 1
 make || exit 1
 make install || exit 1
+
+strip -S $out/lib/*.a || exit 1