diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
index 3c01516b0815..150b2b447298 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace gpxe/src/Makefile --replace /usr/bin/perl $(type -P perl)
   '';
 
+  stripDebugList = "bin sbin share/syslinux/com32";
+
   makeFlags = [
     "BINDIR=$(out)/bin"
     "SBINDIR=$(out)/sbin"