diff --git a/sys/boot/ia64/ski/Makefile b/sys/boot/ia64/ski/Makefile
index 8ba596a61f99..5d8934086132 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ia64/ski/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/ia64/ski/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PROG= 		skiload
 NOMAN=
 NEWVERSWHAT=	"ia64 SKI boot" ${MACHINE_ARCH}
 BINDIR?=	/boot
+STRIP=		# We must not strip skiload at install time.
 
 SRCS+=		conf.c main.c start.S
 
diff --git a/sys/boot/ia64/skiload/Makefile b/sys/boot/ia64/skiload/Makefile
index 8ba596a61f99..5d8934086132 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ia64/skiload/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/ia64/skiload/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PROG= 		skiload
 NOMAN=
 NEWVERSWHAT=	"ia64 SKI boot" ${MACHINE_ARCH}
 BINDIR?=	/boot
+STRIP=		# We must not strip skiload at install time.
 
 SRCS+=		conf.c main.c start.S