diff --git a/danio_gcc.sh b/danio_gcc.sh
index 6424cc8..4527283 100755
--- a/danio_gcc.sh
+++ b/danio_gcc.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ runit()
 	}
 	strip_n_pack()
 	{
-		find ${PREFIX} -type f | xargs file | grep "ELF" | cut -f 1 -d ":" | xargs strip -S --strip-unneeded #for host
+		find ${PREFIX} -type f -path ${PREFIX}/${TARGET} -prune -o -print | xargs file | grep "ELF" | cut -f 1 -d ":" | xargs strip -S --strip-unneeded #for host
 		find ${PREFIX}/${TARGET} -type f -name "*.a" | xargs ${TARGET}-strip -S --strip-unneeded #for sysroot
 		find ${PREFIX}/${TARGET} -type f -name "*.a" | xargs ${TARGET}-ranlib #for sysroot
 		find ${PREFIX}/${TARGET} -type f | xargs file | grep "ELF" | cut -f 1 -d ":" | xargs ${TARGET}-strip -S --strip-unneeded #for sysroot