diff --git a/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile b/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
index 274d4ffd364..2e2822c04e0 100644
--- a/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ${BASE}: ${BASE}.bin ${BTXLDR} ${BTXKERN} ${BTXCRT} ${BASE}.help
 
 ${BASE}.bin: ${BASE}.sym
 	cp ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
-	strip ${.TARGET}
+	strip -R .comment -R .note ${.TARGET}
 
 ${BASE}.help: help.common help.i386
 	cat ${.ALLSRC} | awk -f ${.CURDIR}/../../common/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}