diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 167775a7006276da2ab2ea9ccd548b2292c31600..3b087716c3ff6e59adf5f49077de8aed6a5808ef 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ (define-public linux-libre
                                (string-append "MODULE_DIR=" moddir)
                                (string-append "INSTALL_PATH=" out)
                                (string-append "INSTALL_MOD_PATH=" out)
+                               "INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1"
                                "modules_install"))))))
    (package
     (name "linux-libre")
@@ -275,7 +276,6 @@ (define-public linux-libre
                   (guix build utils)
                   (srfi srfi-1)
                   (ice-9 match))
-       #:strip-flags '("--strip-all")
        #:phases (alist-replace
                  'build ,build-phase
                  (alist-replace