diff --git a/build/nuke/Native/Assimp.cs b/build/nuke/Native/Assimp.cs
index 3162e304e8..bb09bc4351 100644
--- a/build/nuke/Native/Assimp.cs
+++ b/build/nuke/Native/Assimp.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ partial class Build {
                             InheritedShell($"{prepare} {GetCMakeToolchainFlag(triple)}", buildDir).AssertZeroExitCode();
                             InheritedShell(build, buildDir).AssertZeroExitCode();
 
+                            InheritedShell($"{triple}-strip --strip-unneeded bin/libassimp.so.5", buildDir).AssertZeroExitCode();
+
                             CopyAll((buildDir / "bin").GlobFiles("libassimp.so.5"), runtimes / rid / "native");
                         }
                     }
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ partial class Build {
                             InheritedShell($"{prepare} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES={arch}", buildDir).AssertZeroExitCode();
                             InheritedShell(build, buildDir).AssertZeroExitCode();
 
+                            InheritedShell($"strip -Sx bin/libassimp.5.dylib", buildDir).AssertZeroExitCode();
+
                             CopyAll((buildDir / "bin").GlobFiles("libassimp.5.dylib"), runtimes / rid / "native");
                         }
                     }