=== modified file 'debian/changelog'
--- debian/changelog	2012-02-15 20:27:06 +0000
+++ debian/changelog	2012-03-26 12:31:44 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+debianutils (4.2.1ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Ensure correct strip is called when cross-building (LP: #962997)
+
+ -- Marcin Juszkiewicz <marcin.juszkiewicz@linaro.org>  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:21:47 +0100
+
 debianutils (4.2.1ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from Debian testing. (closes: LP: #933051)

=== modified file 'debian/rules'
--- debian/rules	2011-12-01 20:52:56 +0000
+++ debian/rules	2012-03-26 12:31:55 +0000
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ INSTALL_DIR     = $(INSTALL) -p -d -o ro
 DEB_BUILD_ARCH_OS ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_ARCH_OS)
 DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE = $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)
 DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE = $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
+CROSS =
 ifneq ($(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE),$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE))
 CONFARGS = --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
+CROSS = $(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-
 endif
 
 CFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CFLAGS)
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ binary-arch:	checkroot build
 	   debian/tmp/bin/
 
 ifeq (,$(findstring nostrip,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
-	strip --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note \
+	$(CROSS)strip --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note \
 		debian/tmp/bin/run-parts \
 	   	debian/tmp/bin/tempfile \
 	   	debian/tmp/usr/bin/ischroot