diff --git a/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml
index a990a3307..dcbe29653 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build proxygen
       run: python3 build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py --allow-system-packages build --src-dir=. proxygen  --project-install-prefix proxygen:/usr/local
     - name: Copy artifacts
-      run: python3 build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py --allow-system-packages fixup-dyn-deps --src-dir=. proxygen _artifacts/linux  --project-install-prefix proxygen:/usr/local --final-install-prefix /usr/local
+      run: python3 build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py --allow-system-packages fixup-dyn-deps --strip --src-dir=. proxygen _artifacts/linux  --project-install-prefix proxygen:/usr/local --final-install-prefix /usr/local
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
       with:
         name: proxygen
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
index 467b981ac..1d3bb1f8e 100755
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
@@ -572,7 +572,9 @@ class FixupDeps(ProjectCmdBase):
             install_dirs.append(inst_dir)
 
             if m == manifest:
-                dep_munger = create_dyn_dep_munger(loader.build_opts, install_dirs)
+                dep_munger = create_dyn_dep_munger(
+                    loader.build_opts, install_dirs, args.strip
+                )
                 dep_munger.process_deps(args.destdir, args.final_install_prefix)
 
     def setup_project_cmd_parser(self, parser):
@@ -580,6 +582,12 @@ class FixupDeps(ProjectCmdBase):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--final-install-prefix", help=("specify the final installation prefix")
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--strip",
+            action="store_true",
+            default=False,
+            help="Strip debug info while processing executables",
+        )
 
 
 @cmd("test", "test a given project")
@@ -757,8 +765,17 @@ jobs:
             )
 
             out.write("    - name: Copy artifacts\n")
+            if build_opts.is_linux():
+                # Strip debug info from the binaries, but only on linux.
+                # While the `strip` utility is also available on macOS,
+                # attempting to strip there results in an error.
+                # The `strip` utility is not available on Windows.
+                strip = " --strip"
+            else:
+                strip = ""
+
             out.write(
-                f"      run: {getdeps} fixup-dyn-deps "
+                f"      run: {getdeps} fixup-dyn-deps{strip} "
                 f"--src-dir=. {manifest.name} _artifacts/{job_name} {project_prefix} "
                 f"--final-install-prefix /usr/local\n"
             )
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/dyndeps.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/dyndeps.py
index 2775d9fae..216f26c46 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/dyndeps.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/dyndeps.py
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ def copyfile(src, dest):
 
 
 class DepBase(object):
-    def __init__(self, buildopts, install_dirs):
+    def __init__(self, buildopts, install_dirs, strip):
         self.buildopts = buildopts
         self.env = buildopts.compute_env_for_install_dirs(install_dirs)
         self.install_dirs = install_dirs
+        self.strip = strip
         self.processed_deps = set()
 
     def list_dynamic_deps(self, objfile):
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ class DepBase(object):
 
                 self.rewrite_dep(objfile, d, dep, dest_dep, final_lib_dir)
 
+        if self.strip:
+            self.strip_debug_info(objfile)
+
     def rewrite_dep(self, objfile, depname, old_dep, new_dep, final_lib_dir):
         raise RuntimeError("rewrite_dep not implemented")
 
@@ -143,10 +147,15 @@ class DepBase(object):
     def is_objfile(self, objfile):
         return True
 
+    def strip_debug_info(self, objfile):
+        """override this to define how to remove debug information
+        from an object file"""
+        pass
+
 
 class WinDeps(DepBase):
-    def __init__(self, buildopts, install_dirs):
-        super(WinDeps, self).__init__(buildopts, install_dirs)
+    def __init__(self, buildopts, install_dirs, strip):
+        super(WinDeps, self).__init__(buildopts, install_dirs, strip)
         self.dumpbin = self.find_dumpbin()
 
     def find_dumpbin(self):
@@ -308,8 +317,8 @@ try {{
 
 
 class ElfDeps(DepBase):
-    def __init__(self, buildopts, install_dirs):
-        super(ElfDeps, self).__init__(buildopts, install_dirs)
+    def __init__(self, buildopts, install_dirs, strip):
+        super(ElfDeps, self).__init__(buildopts, install_dirs, strip)
 
         # We need patchelf to rewrite deps, so ensure that it is built...
         subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, sys.argv[0], "build", "patchelf"])
@@ -350,6 +359,9 @@ class ElfDeps(DepBase):
             magic = f.read(4)
             return magic == b"\x7fELF"
 
+    def strip_debug_info(self, objfile):
+        subprocess.check_call(["strip", objfile])
+
 
 # MACH-O magic number
 MACH_MAGIC = 0xFEEDFACF
@@ -409,10 +421,10 @@ class MachDeps(DepBase):
         )
 
 
-def create_dyn_dep_munger(buildopts, install_dirs):
+def create_dyn_dep_munger(buildopts, install_dirs, strip=False):
     if buildopts.is_linux():
-        return ElfDeps(buildopts, install_dirs)
+        return ElfDeps(buildopts, install_dirs, strip)
     if buildopts.is_darwin():
-        return MachDeps(buildopts, install_dirs)
+        return MachDeps(buildopts, install_dirs, strip)
     if buildopts.is_windows():
-        return WinDeps(buildopts, install_dirs)
+        return WinDeps(buildopts, install_dirs, strip)