diff --git a/debian/bin/sparc32-image-postproc b/debian/bin/sparc32-image-postproc
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+#!/bin/sh
+# It is a bit cumbersome here. Since we are executed when
+# the image is already installed and in place, we must
+# unpack it, then strip it, then gzip it again.
+image_dest="${IMAGE_TOP}/boot/vmlinuz-${version}"
+image_temp="$(mktemp)"
+gzip -dc "${image_dest}" > "${image_temp}"
+strip -R .comment -R .note -K sun4u_init -K _end -K _start "${image_temp}"
+gzip -9c "${image_temp}" > "${image_dest}"
+rm -rf "${image_temp}"