diff --git a/config/tools/sstrip.in b/config/tools/sstrip.in
index 567f8c45..9b7d9d6c 100644
--- a/config/tools/sstrip.in
+++ b/config/tools/sstrip.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 menuconfig SSTRIP
     bool
     prompt "sstrip"
+    depends on ! BARE_METAL
     default n
     help
       The sstrip utility, to maximise the striping of ELF binaries