diff --git a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
index cd9a639e82e2f..1efff19dfb993 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ const LLVM_TOOLS: &[&str] = &[
     "llvm-objcopy", // used to transform ELFs into binary format which flashing tools consume
     "llvm-objdump", // used to disassemble programs
     "llvm-profdata", // used to inspect and merge files generated by profiles
-    "llvm-size", // prints the size of the linker sections of a program
+    "llvm-size", // used to prints the size of the linker sections of a program
+    "llvm-strip", // used to discard symbols from binary files to reduce their size
 ];
 
 /// A structure representing a Rust compiler.