diff --git a/mk/boilerplate.mk b/mk/boilerplate.mk
index 21d241537a924763ccfcfe3c583ad7ede554e826..c50043af4fa9b6b75072fa16fd4ff0d03caefd76 100644
--- a/mk/boilerplate.mk
+++ b/mk/boilerplate.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ GHC_TOP := $(TOP)
 TOP := $(NOFIB_TOP)
 
 RM = rm -f
+SIZE = size
+STRIP = strip
 
 # Turn off -Werror for nofib. This allows you to use nofib in a tree
 # built with validate.