diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index a2b9391..8303592 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
 #######
 ## boot tarball
 define build-boottarball-target
-    $(hide) echo "Target boot fs tarball: $(INSTALLED_BOOTTARBALL_TARGET)
+    $(hide) echo "Target boot fs tarball: $(INSTALLED_BOOTTARBALL_TARGET)"
     $(hide) mkdir -p $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot
     $(hide) cp -f $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot/.
     $(hide) echo $(BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE) > $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot/cmdline
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index d5528b1..2f0a243 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 ## Define arm-vs-thumb-mode flags.
 ###########################################################
 LOCAL_ARM_MODE := $(strip $(LOCAL_ARM_MODE))
+ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),arm)
 arm_objects_mode := $(if $(LOCAL_ARM_MODE),$(LOCAL_ARM_MODE),arm)
 normal_objects_mode := $(if $(LOCAL_ARM_MODE),$(LOCAL_ARM_MODE),thumb)
 
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@
 # actually used (although they are usually empty).
 arm_objects_cflags := $($(my_prefix)$(arm_objects_mode)_CFLAGS)
 normal_objects_cflags := $($(my_prefix)$(normal_objects_mode)_CFLAGS)
+else
+arm_objects_mode :=
+normal_objects_mode :=
+arm_objects_cflags :=
+normal_objects_cflags :=
+endif
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Define per-module debugging flags.  Users can turn on
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index f277ea5..1a28af9 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 HOST_CC := $(CC)
 HOST_CXX := $(CXX)
 HOST_AR := $(AR)
+HOST_STRIP := $(STRIP)
+HOST_STRIP_COMMAND = $(HOST_STRIP) --strip-debug $< -o $@
 
 HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX := .dylib
 HOST_JNILIB_SUFFIX := .jnilib
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 972b10c..f998cf4 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 TARGET_AR := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ar$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+TARGET_STRIP := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soslim$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip --shady --quiet $< --outfile $@
 
 TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined
 
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
index 361fe2e..450fd70 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 TARGET_AR := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ar$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-debug $< -o $@
 
 TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined
 
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@
 TARGET_SOBEGIN := $(TARGET_OUT_STATIC_LIBRARIES)/sobegin.o
 TARGET_SOEND := $(TARGET_OUT_STATIC_LIBRARIES)/soend.o
 
-TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=false
+TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
 
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libstdc++ libm
 
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index cd7d4b3..0613797 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 TARGET_AR := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ar$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-debug $< -o $@
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(TARGET_CC)),)
 TARGET_LIBGCC := \
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@
 TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_STATIC_LIBRARIES)/crtbegin_so.o
 TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $(TARGET_OUT_STATIC_LIBRARIES)/crtend_so.o
 
-# TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
+TARGET_STRIP_MODULE:=true
 
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libstdc++ libm
 
diff --git a/core/combo/select.mk b/core/combo/select.mk
index 916320b..bd6c8c0 100644
--- a/core/combo/select.mk
+++ b/core/combo/select.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 $(combo_target)CC := $(CC)
 $(combo_target)CXX := $(CXX)
 $(combo_target)AR := $(AR)
+$(combo_target)STRIP := $(STRIP)
 
 $(combo_target)BINDER_MINI := 0
 
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 2dcd876..2a46a29 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@
 # Binary prelinker/compressor tools
 APRIORI := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/apriori$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 LSD := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lsd$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-SOSLIM := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soslim$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
 # Deal with archaic version of bison on Mac OS X.
 ifeq ($(filter 1.28,$(shell $(YACC) -V)),)
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index c678f97..83d472b 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1096,13 +1096,10 @@
 ## Commands for filtering a target executable or library
 ###########################################################
 
-# Because of bug 743462 ("Prelinked image magic gets stripped
-# by arm-elf-objcopy"), we have to use soslim to strip target
-# binaries.
 define transform-to-stripped
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Strip: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(SOSLIM) --strip --shady --quiet $< --outfile $@
+$(hide) $(TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND)
 endef
 
 define transform-to-prelinked
diff --git a/core/dynamic_binary.mk b/core/dynamic_binary.mk
index 0818d87..c04deef 100644
--- a/core/dynamic_binary.mk
+++ b/core/dynamic_binary.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 $(error Symbol compression not yet supported.)
 compress_output := $(intermediates)/COMPRESSED-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE_STEM)
 
-#TODO: write the real $(SOSLIM) rule.
+#TODO: write the real $(STRIPPER) rule.
 #TODO: define a rule to build TARGET_SYMBOL_FILTER_FILE, and
 #      make it depend on ALL_ORIGINAL_DYNAMIC_BINARIES.
 $(compress_output): $(compress_input) $(TARGET_SYMBOL_FILTER_FILE) | $(ACP)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_STRIP_MODULE),true)
 # Strip the binary
-$(strip_output): $(strip_input) | $(SOSLIM)
+$(strip_output): $(strip_input) | $(TARGET_STRIP)
 	$(transform-to-stripped)
 else
 # Don't strip the binary, just copy it.  We can't skip this step