diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/hw/target.mk b/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/hw/target.mk
index 06c3d050c..66b680ad8 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/hw/target.mk
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/hw/target.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 TARGET        = bootstrap
 LIBS          = bootstrap-hw
-BOOTSTRAP_OBJ = bootstrap.o
+BOOTSTRAP_OBJ = bootstrap-hw.o
 
-$(TARGET): $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
+$(TARGET):
 	$(VERBOSE)true
 
+ifneq ($(INSTALL_DIR),)
+ifneq ($(DEBUG_DIR),)
+$(TARGET): $(INSTALL_DIR)/$(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
+
+$(INSTALL_DIR)/$(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ) : $(DEBUG_DIR)/$(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
+	$(VERBOSE)$(STRIP) --strip-debug -o $@ $<
+
+$(DEBUG_DIR)/$(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ) : $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
+	$(VERBOSE)ln -sf $(CURDIR)/$(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ) $(DEBUG_DIR)/$(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
+endif
+endif
+
 .PHONY: $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
 $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ):
 	$(VERBOSE)$(LD) $(LD_MARCH) -u _start --whole-archive -r $(LINK_ITEMS) $(LIBCXX_GCC) -o $@