diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index 9f06f398288f..1f3383815e22 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ fn debuginfo(&mut self, strip: Strip, _: &[PathBuf]) {
                 // it does support --strip-all as a compatibility alias for -s.
                 // The --strip-debug case is handled by running an external
                 // `strip` utility as a separate step after linking.
-                if self.sess.target.os != "illumos" {
+                if !self.sess.target.is_like_solaris {
                     self.linker_arg("--strip-debug");
                 }
             }