diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-arch.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-arch.bbclass
index 404f2e7061..b32f6137a2 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-arch.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-arch.bbclass
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ TARGET_AR_KERNEL_ARCH ?= ""
 HOST_AR_KERNEL_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_AR_KERNEL_ARCH}"
 TARGET_OBJCOPY_KERNEL_ARCH ?= ""
 HOST_OBJCOPY_KERNEL_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_OBJCOPY_KERNEL_ARCH}"
-TARGET_STRIP_KERNEL_ARCH ?= ""
-HOST_STRIP_KERNEL_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_STRIP_KERNEL_ARCH}"
 
 KERNEL_CC = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_KERNEL_ARCH} -fuse-ld=bfd ${DEBUG_PREFIX_MAP} -fdebug-prefix-map=${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}=${KERNEL_SRC_PATH} -fdebug-prefix-map=${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}=${KERNEL_SRC_PATH}"
 KERNEL_LD = "${HOST_PREFIX}ld.bfd ${HOST_LD_KERNEL_ARCH}"
 KERNEL_AR = "${HOST_PREFIX}ar ${HOST_AR_KERNEL_ARCH}"
 KERNEL_OBJCOPY = "${HOST_PREFIX}objcopy ${HOST_OBJCOPY_KERNEL_ARCH}"
-KERNEL_STRIP = "${HOST_PREFIX}strip ${HOST_STRIP_KERNEL_ARCH}"
+# Code in package.py can't handle options on KERNEL_STRIP
+KERNEL_STRIP = "${HOST_PREFIX}strip"
 TOOLCHAIN ?= "gcc"