diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 0467f0df2ec..b7225771d7d 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ stripDirs() {
     dirs=${dirsNew}
 
     if test -n "${dirs}"; then
-        echo "stripping (with flags $stripFlags) in $dirs"
+        header "stripping (with flags $stripFlags) in $dirs"
         find $dirs -type f -print0 | xargs -0 strip $stripFlags || true
+        stopNest
     fi
 }