diff --git a/srcpkgs/cpufrequtils/template b/srcpkgs/cpufrequtils/template
index 326233f53bf..aa9d3dc3536 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cpufrequtils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cpufrequtils/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ checksum=1b9daa591d977679fb09ffb9b4d58afa94b9387f3c0be92ec077080e328130f1
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 
 do_build() {
-	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" STRIP=:
+	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" STRIP=true
 }
 do_install() {
 	sed -i "s|/usr/bin/install|install|g" Makefile