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diff --git a/dh_strip b/dh_strip
index a38a66b..4dc6961 100755
--- a/dh_strip
+++ b/dh_strip
@@ -166,7 +166,12 @@ sub make_debug {
 	if (! -d $debug_dir) {
 		doit("install", "-d", $debug_dir);
 	}
-	doit($objcopy, "--only-keep-debug", $file, $debug_path);
+	if (compat(8)) {
+		doit($objcopy, "--only-keep-debug", $file, $debug_path);
+	}
+	else {
+		doit($objcopy, "--only-keep-debug", "--compress-debug-sections", $file, $debug_path);
+	}
 	# No reason for this to be executable.
 	doit("chmod", 644, $debug_path);
 	return $debug_path;