diff --git a/bin/ebuild-helpers/prepstrip b/bin/ebuild-helpers/prepstrip
index 2ef8a1a..f37ddae 100755
--- a/bin/ebuild-helpers/prepstrip
+++ b/bin/ebuild-helpers/prepstrip
@@ -350,7 +350,12 @@
 	elif [[ ${f} == *"SB executable"* || ${f} == *"SB shared object"* ]] ; then
 		process_elf "${x}" "${inode_link}" ${PORTAGE_STRIP_FLAGS}
 	elif [[ ${f} == *"SB relocatable"* ]] ; then
+		# Disable splitdebug for object files as breakpad fails atm w/them.
+		# http://crosbug.com/204974
+		FEATURES_splitdebug_save=${FEATURES_splitdebug}
+		[[ ${x} != *.ko ]] && FEATURES_splitdebug=false
 		process_elf "${x}" "${inode_link}" ${SAFE_STRIP_FLAGS}
+		FEATURES_splitdebug=${FEATURES_splitdebug_save}
 	fi
 
 	if ${was_not_writable} ; then