diff --git a/toolchain/sstrip/sstrip.mk b/toolchain/sstrip/sstrip.mk
index cb1bed534c..1121521a37 100644
--- a/toolchain/sstrip/sstrip.mk
+++ b/toolchain/sstrip/sstrip.mk
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ SSTRIP_SOURCE_FILE:=$(TOPDIR)/toolchain/sstrip/sstrip.c
 SSTRIP_HOST:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-sstrip
 
 $(SSTRIP_HOST): $(SSTRIP_SOURCE_FILE)
+	-mkdir -p $(@D) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin
+	$(HOSTCC) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(SSTRIP_SOURCE_FILE) -o $(SSTRIP_HOST)
 	ln -snf ../../bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-sstrip \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/sstrip
 	ln -snf $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-sstrip \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-sstrip
-	$(HOSTCC) $(SSTRIP_SOURCE_FILE) -o $(SSTRIP_HOST)
 
 sstrip_host: $(SSTRIP_HOST)