diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 237b56fc9d..6fc322ff88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell:
 
 shell_compatibility_test: please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell
 
-strip: $(PROGRAMS) git$X
+strip: $(PROGRAMS) git$X scalar$X
 	$(STRIP) $(STRIP_OPTS) $^
 
 ### Target-specific flags and dependencies