diff --git a/scripts/process-debuginfo.in b/scripts/process-debuginfo.in
index f54e218..dc81259 100755
--- a/scripts/process-debuginfo.in
+++ b/scripts/process-debuginfo.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if [ -n "$strip" ]; then
 	mkdir -p "${debugf%/*}"
 	LD_ORIGIN_PATH=/usr/bin eu-strip $strip --remove-comment -f "$debugf" "$f"
 
-	if [ -n "$elfcompress" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$elfcompress" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/eu-elfcompress ]; then
 		LD_ORIGIN_PATH=/usr/bin eu-elfcompress --quiet "$debugf"
 	fi