diff --git a/cmake/toolchains/Toolchain-arm-linux-gnueabihf.cmake b/cmake/toolchains/Toolchain-arm-linux-gnueabihf.cmake
index 1ca1a542ea..746c776234 100644
--- a/cmake/toolchains/Toolchain-arm-linux-gnueabihf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/toolchains/Toolchain-arm-linux-gnueabihf.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ foreach(tool echo grep rm mkdir nm cp touch make unzip)
 	endif()
 endforeach()
 
+FIND_PROGRAM(STRIP_TOOL "arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip")
+
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,-gc-sections")
 #set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${C_FLAGS})
 #set(CMAKE_CXX_LINKER_FLAGS ${C_FLAGS})
diff --git a/src/firmware/posix/CMakeLists.txt b/src/firmware/posix/CMakeLists.txt
index b152517cd0..6bff6c1ea1 100644
--- a/src/firmware/posix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/firmware/posix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,14 +140,12 @@ install(TARGETS px4 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 install(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ROMFS DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})
 install(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/posix-configs DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})
 
-FIND_PROGRAM(STRIP_TOOL "arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip")
-
 add_custom_target(strip
 			DEPENDS px4.stripped
 )
 
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT px4.stripped
-			COMMAND arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip -R .comment -R .gnu.version $<TARGET_FILE:px4>
+			COMMAND ${STRIP_TOOL} -R .comment -R .gnu.version $<TARGET_FILE:px4>
 			DEPENDS px4)
 
 # vim: set noet ft=cmake fenc=utf-8 ff=unix :