diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh b/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh
index 6f065d08546..2d20fab75e8 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh
@@ -79,10 +79,18 @@ _EOF
 	ln -sf ${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-pkg-config ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/pkg-config
 }
 
+install_wrapper() {
+	install -m0755 ${XBPS_COMMONDIR}/hooks/pre-configure/install-wrapper \
+		${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/install
+}
+
 hook() {
+	export PATH="$XBPS_WRAPPERDIR:$PATH"
+
+	install_wrapper
+
 	[ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ] && return 0
 
-	# create wrapers
 	pkgconfig_wrapper
 	generic_wrapper icu-config
 	generic_wrapper libgcrypt-config
@@ -112,6 +120,4 @@ hook() {
 	generic_wrapper3 libetpan-config
 	python_wrapper python-config 2.7
 	python_wrapper python3.4-config 3.4m
-
-	export PATH="$XBPS_WRAPPERDIR:$PATH"
 }
diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-configure/install-wrapper b/common/hooks/pre-configure/install-wrapper
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8249b6695a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-configure/install-wrapper
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# install-wrapper - run install(1), but never strip
+set -e
+
+# taken from install (GNU coreutils) 8.23
+opts='bcCdDg:m:o:psS:t:TvZ'
+longopts='backup::,compare,directory,group:,mode:,owner:,preserve-timestamps,\
+strip:,strip-program:,suffix:,target-directory:,no-target-directory,verbose,\
+preserve-context,context::,help,version'
+
+parsed="$(getopt -o "$opts" --long "$longopts" -n 'install(wrapper)' -- "$@")"
+eval set -- "$parsed"
+
+iopts=()
+while :; do
+	case "$1" in
+	-s|--strip)
+		echo "install-wrapper: overriding call to strip(1)." 1>&2
+		iopts+=("$1" --strip-program=true)
+		shift;;
+	--strip-program)
+		echo "install-wrapper: dropping strip program '$2'." 1>&2
+		shift 2;;
+	-b|-c|-C|--compare|-d|--directory|-D|-p|--preserve-timestamps|\
+	-T|--no-target-directory|-v|--verbose|--preserve-context|-Z|\
+	--help|--version)
+		iopts+=("$1")
+		shift;;
+	-g|--group|-m|--mode|-o|--owner|-S|--suffix|-t|--target-directory|\
+	--backup|--context)
+		iopts+=("$1" "$2")
+		shift 2;;
+	--)
+		shift
+		break;;
+	*)
+		echo 'cant happen, report a bug' 1>&2
+		exit 111;;
+	esac
+done
+
+exec /usr/bin/install "${iopts[@]}" -- "$@"