--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild-helpers/prepstrip.foo	2011-10-20 22:44:39.542233087 +0000
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild-helpers/prepstrip	2011-10-20 22:48:27.843952888 +0000
@@ -229,7 +229,12 @@
 	elif [[ ${f} == *"SB executable"* || ${f} == *"SB shared object"* ]] ; then
 		process_elf "${x}" ${PORTAGE_STRIP_FLAGS}
 	elif [[ ${f} == *"SB relocatable"* ]] ; then
-		process_elf "${x}" ${SAFE_STRIP_FLAGS}
+		vecho "   ${x:${#D}}"
+		save_elf_sources "${x}"
+		if ${strip_this} ; then
+			[[ ${x} == *.ko ]] && save_elf_debug "${x}"
+			${STRIP} ${SAFE_STRIP_FLAGS} "${x}"
+		fi
 	fi
 done