diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index ecdfca59a1..3a553fc96b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -2077,17 +2077,7 @@ (define-public lvm2
 
              ;; Replace /bin/sh with the right file name.
              (patch-makefile-SHELL "make.tmpl")
-             #t))
-         (add-before 'strip 'make-objects-writable
-           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             ;; Make compiled objects writable so they can be stripped.
-             (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
-               (for-each (lambda (file)
-                           (chmod file #o755))
-                         (append
-                           (find-files (string-append out "/lib"))
-                           (find-files (string-append out "/sbin"))))
-               #t))))
+             #t)))
 
        #:configure-flags (list (string-append "--sysconfdir="
                                               (assoc-ref %outputs "out")