diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in
index 92a6fb15..d9eb8a95 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/tidy/strip.sh.in
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ strip_file() {
 		while IFS= read -r t; do
 			file=${t/${dbgsrcdir}/"$srcdir"}
 			dest="${dbgsrc/"$dbgsrcdir"/}$t"
-			if ! [[ -f $dest ]]; then
+			if [[ -f "$file" ]] && ! [[ -f $dest ]]; then
 				mkdir -p "${dest%/*}"
 				cp -- "$file" "$dest"
 			fi
-		done < <(source_files "$binary")
+		done < <(source_files "$binary" | grep "$dbgsrcdir")
 
 		# copy debug symbols to debug directory
 		mkdir -p "$dbgdir/${binary%/*}"