diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildRunner.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildRunner.java
index 56345395ae014..c5acdbab3a975 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildRunner.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildRunner.java
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ public Result build(List<String> args, String nativeImageName, String resultingE
             if (objcopyExists) {
                 if (debugSymbolsEnabled) {
                     splitDebugSymbols(nativeImageName, resultingExecutableName);
-                } else {
-                    // Strip debug symbols regardless, because the underlying JDK might contain them
-                    objcopy("--strip-debug", resultingExecutableName);
                 }
+                // Strip debug symbols regardless, because the underlying JDK might contain them
+                objcopy("--strip-debug", resultingExecutableName);
             } else if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX) {
                 log.warn(
                         "objcopy executable not found in PATH. Debug symbols will therefore not be separated from the executable.");