diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index 388c407519..c1a13be655 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ make
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
+strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_prefix}/bin/*
 
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT