diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
index ec2f3d18c68..37adcc531d3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ let
 
       # Strip binaries further than normal.
       chmod -R u+w $out
-      stripDirs "$STRIP" "lib bin" "-s"
+      stripDirs "$STRIP" "$RANLIB" "lib bin" "-s"
 
       # Run patchelf to make the programs refer to the copied libraries.
       find $out/bin $out/lib -type f | while read i; do