diff --git a/scripts/strip.sh b/scripts/strip.sh
index 848fe8d..ff8aaa0 100755
--- a/scripts/strip.sh
+++ b/scripts/strip.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # Inputs:
 #  Environment:
 #   CROSS_COMPILE: prefix added to readelf, objcopy tools
+#   XZ: path to the xz binary
 #  Arguments:
 #   -i ${file}: input file (required)
 #   -o ${file}: output file (required)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         "${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy" --rename-section .debug_frame=saved_debug_frame "${outfile}.debug" "${outfile}.mini_debuginfo"
         "${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy" -S --remove-section .gdb_index --remove-section .comment --keep-symbols="${outfile}.keep_symbols" "${outfile}.mini_debuginfo"
         "${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy" --rename-section saved_debug_frame=.debug_frame "${outfile}.mini_debuginfo"
-        xz "${outfile}.mini_debuginfo"
+        "${XZ}" "${outfile}.mini_debuginfo"
         "${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy" --add-section .gnu_debugdata="${outfile}.mini_debuginfo.xz" "${outfile}.tmp"
     else
         cp -f "${infile}" "${outfile}.tmp"