--- a/stage1/Makefile.in
+++ b/stage1/Makefile.in
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am uninstal
 	uninstall-nodist_pkglibDATA
 
 .exec:
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $< $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .comment -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id $< $@
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT:
--- a/stage2/Makefile.in
+++ b/stage2/Makefile.in
@@ -3244,7 +3244,7 @@ pxegrub: pxeloader diskless
 	-rm -f $@
 	cat $^ > $@
 .exec:
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $< $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .comment -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id $< $@
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT:
