diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 4d4021d1e..62ddef631 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR :=$= lib/modules/0.0
 
 define copy-and-strip-kernel-module
 $(2): $(1)
-	$($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_STRIP) -o $(2) --strip-debug $(1)
+	$(LLVM_STRIP) -o $(2) --strip-debug $(1)
 endef
 
 # $(1): modules list