diff --git a/staticx/archive.py b/staticx/archive.py
index 47ed72c..3a3c29c 100644
--- a/staticx/archive.py
+++ b/staticx/archive.py
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ def _prepare(self, path):
 
         if self.strip:
             logging.info("Stripping binary {}".format(dst))
-            strip_elf(dst)
+            try:
+                strip_elf(dst)
+            except ToolError as e:
+                pass
 
         return dst
 
diff --git a/staticx/elf.py b/staticx/elf.py
index 81b7ff4..1ed7b54 100644
--- a/staticx/elf.py
+++ b/staticx/elf.py
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ def run(self, *args):
                     stderr_ignore = [
                         b'working around a Linux kernel bug by creating a hole',
                     ])
-tool_strip      = ExternTool('strip', 'binutils')
+tool_strip      = ExternTool('strip', 'binutils',
+                    stderr_ignore = [
+                        'Not enough room for program headers, try linking with -N',
+                        '[.note.ABI-tag]: Bad value',
+                    ])
 
 def get_shobj_deps(path):
     output = tool_ldd.run(path)