diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/10.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/10.nix
index 7882fa49b07e..9e8c7e20da1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/10.nix
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ let
 
     # FIXME: this is unnecessary once the multiple-outputs branch is merged.
     preFixup = ''
-      prefix=$jre stripDirs "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
+      prefix=$jre stripDirs "$STRIP" "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
       patchELF $jre
       propagatedBuildInputs+=" $jre"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
index 9db5e8ba23c9..f71af9017635 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ let
 
     # FIXME: this is unnecessary once the multiple-outputs branch is merged.
     preFixup = ''
-      prefix=$jre stripDirs "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
+      prefix=$jre stripDirs "$STRIP" "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
       patchELF $jre
       propagatedBuildInputs+=" $jre"