diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.38.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.38.bb
index 587a479497..6cde94b202 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.38.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.4.38.bb
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ inherit autotools gettext pkgconfig python3-dir python3native
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-ssl=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${prefix}"
 
+INSANE_SKIP:${PN} = "already-stripped"
+
 do_install:append() {
     sed -i 's,${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE},,g' ${D}${bindir}/fetchmailconf
+    sed -i 's,${RECIPE_SYSROOT},,g' ${D}${bindir}/fetchmail
 }
 
 PACKAGES =+ "fetchmail-python"