diff --git a/windows-cross.ini b/windows-cross.ini
index 5b673b07dba4798167096732ec420fa3b6810add..d0319221f9f10901729b40a0121dad083faf2733 100644
--- a/windows-cross.ini
+++ b/windows-cross.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # NB: The boost_root property must be set, possibly through a second cross file
 
 [binaries]
-cpp = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++'
+cpp = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix'
+strip = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip'
 
 [host_machine]
 system = 'windows'