diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 690696b2d505..1be39209c925 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1476,6 +1476,11 @@ _elftctools=	lib/libelftc \
 # cross-build on a FreeBSD 10 host:
 _elftctools+=	usr.bin/addr2line
 .endif
+.elif ${TARGET_ARCH} != ${MACHINE_ARCH} && ${MK_ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS} != "no"
+# If cross-building with an external binutils we still need to build strip for
+# the target (for at least crunchide).
+_elftctools=	lib/libelftc \
+		usr.bin/elfcopy
 .endif
 
 # If an full path to an external cross compiler is given, don't build