diff --git a/common/hooks/post-install/06-strip-and-debug-pkgs.sh b/common/hooks/post-install/06-strip-and-debug-pkgs.sh
index a15dd1a96c3..44d8a51fe93 100644
--- a/common/hooks/post-install/06-strip-and-debug-pkgs.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/post-install/06-strip-and-debug-pkgs.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ hook() {
 			continue
 		fi
 
+		if [[ $(file -b "$f") =~ "no machine" ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
 		fname=${f##*/}
 		for x in ${nostrip_files}; do
 			if [ "$x" = "$fname" ]; then