diff --git a/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-0.96.3.ebuild b/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-0.96.3.ebuild
index b35953f345..c1442cceaf 100644
--- a/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-0.96.3.ebuild
+++ b/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-0.96.3.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ src_compile() {
 		LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
 		DO_USERDIRS=1
 		MP3LIB=mpg123
-		STRIP="$(type -P true)"
+		STRIP=true
 		USE_SDL2=1
 		USE_CODEC_FLAC=$(usex flac 1 0)
 		USE_CODEC_MIKMOD=$(usex mikmod 1 0)
diff --git a/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-9999.ebuild b/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-9999.ebuild
index 2481b28dd8..fda51b75f6 100644
--- a/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-9999.ebuild
+++ b/games-fps/quakespasm/quakespasm-9999.ebuild
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ src_compile() {
 		LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
 		DO_USERDIRS=1
 		MP3LIB=mpg123
-		STRIP="$(type -P true)"
+		STRIP=true
 		USE_SDL2=1
 		USE_CODEC_FLAC=$(usex flac 1 0)
 		USE_CODEC_MIKMOD=$(usex mikmod 1 0)