diff --git a/src/32/makefile b/src/32/makefile
index d483971..3738ed4 100644
--- a/src/32/makefile
+++ b/src/32/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PRJ = comcom32
 TOOLC = dj32
-STRIP = djstrip
+DJSTRIP = djstrip
 srcdir ?= ..
 include ../makefile.inc
diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 9b4e5b3..2d97068 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 PRJ = comcom64
 TOOLC = dj64
-STRIP = @true
+DJSTRIP = @true
 include makefile.inc
diff --git a/src/makefile.inc b/src/makefile.inc
index 017af3f..08c50e0 100644
--- a/src/makefile.inc
+++ b/src/makefile.inc
@@ -67,10 +67,19 @@ ifeq ($(DJ64STATIC),1)
 DJCFLAGS += -DSTATIC_LINK
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(TOOLC),dj32)
+ifneq ($(CROSS_PREFIX),)
+# for djlink on arm
+export READELF = $(CROSS_PREFIX)readelf
+export OBJCOPY = $(CROSS_PREFIX)objcopy
+export STRIP = $(CROSS_PREFIX)strip
+endif
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(LINK),)
 $(RCMD): $(DJ64_XLIB)
 	$(srcdir)/link.sh $(LINK) $^ $(DBG) $@ $(DJ64_XLDFLAGS)
-	$(STRIP) $@
+	$(DJSTRIP) $@
 
 info: $(RCMD)
 	djstubify -i $<