diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
index 8708bc6839..c0fa16f197 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ (define-public grub
        ;; calling the ‘true’ binary instead.  Python is only needed during
        ;; bootstrapping (for genptl.py), not when building from a release.
        (list "PYTHON=true")
+       ;; Grub fails to load stripped modules.
+       #:strip-binaries? #f
        #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
                   (add-after 'unpack 'patch-stuff
                    (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs #:allow-other-keys)