diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c
index aaed31f4afd..933371669da 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ write_function(write_ctx *ctx, const nir_function *fxn)
       flags |= 0x1;
    if (fxn->is_preamble)
       flags |= 0x2;
-   if (fxn->name)
+   if (fxn->name && !ctx->strip)
       flags |= 0x4;
    if (fxn->impl)
       flags |= 0x8;
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ write_function(write_ctx *ctx, const nir_function *fxn)
    if (fxn->workgroup_size[0] || fxn->workgroup_size[1] || fxn->workgroup_size[2])
       flags |= 0x100;
    blob_write_uint32(ctx->blob, flags);
-   if (fxn->name)
+   if (fxn->name && !ctx->strip)
       blob_write_string(ctx->blob, fxn->name);
 
    if (flags & 0x100) {