diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/amtterm/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/amtterm/default.nix
index a4c29cd6a29..a31fdd08c60 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/amtterm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/amtterm/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "amtterm-${version}";
   version = "1.6-1";
-  
+
   buildInputs = with perlPackages; [ perl SOAPLite ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1jxcsqkag2bxmrnr4m6g88sln1j2d9liqlna57fj8kkc85316vlc";
   };
 
-  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" "STRIP=" ];
 
   postInstall =
     "wrapProgram $out/bin/amttool --prefix PERL5LIB : $PERL5LIB";