diff --git a/share/man/man5/src.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
--- a/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT EDIT-- this file is @generated by tools/build/options/makeman.
-.Dd April 30, 2025
+.Dd May 5, 2025
 .Dt SRC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -949,6 +949,8 @@
 .Xr c++filt 1
 and
 .Xr objdump 1 .
+.Xr strings 1
+is always provided by ELF Tool Chain.
 .It Va WITHOUT_LLVM_COV
 Do not build the
 .Xr llvm-cov 1
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLVM_BINUTILS b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLVM_BINUTILS
--- a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLVM_BINUTILS
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLVM_BINUTILS
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
 .Xr c++filt 1
 and
 .Xr objdump 1 .
+.Xr strings 1
+is always provided by ELF Tool Chain.
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITH_LLVM_BINUTILS b/tools/build/options/WITH_LLVM_BINUTILS
--- a/tools/build/options/WITH_LLVM_BINUTILS
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITH_LLVM_BINUTILS
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
 .Xr c++filt 1
 and
 .Xr objdump 1 .
+.Xr strings 1
+is always provided by ELF Tool Chain.
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 	split \
 	stat \
 	stdbuf \
+	strings \
 	su \
 	systat \
 	tail \
@@ -250,13 +251,6 @@
 SUBDIR.${MK_TOOLCHAIN}+=	readelf
 SUBDIR.${MK_TOOLCHAIN}+=	size
 .endif
-# Include elftoolchain's strings in build targets even if using LLVM_BINUTILS,
-# as we may later install with different options.  In particular, the release
-# artifact builds use default options for buildworld but install with
-# MK_TOOLCHAIN=no which implies MK_LLVM_BINUTILS=no.
-.if ${MK_LLVM_BINUTILS} == "no" || !make(install)
-SUBDIR+=			strings
-.endif
 SUBDIR.${MK_TOOLCHAIN}+=	c89
 SUBDIR.${MK_TOOLCHAIN}+=	c99
 SUBDIR.${MK_TOOLCHAIN}+=	ctags
diff --git a/usr.bin/clang/llvm-strings/Makefile b/usr.bin/clang/llvm-strings/Makefile
--- a/usr.bin/clang/llvm-strings/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/clang/llvm-strings/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-.include <src.opts.mk>
-
 PROG_CXX=	llvm-strings
 
 SRCDIR=		llvm/tools/llvm-strings
@@ -21,9 +19,4 @@
 DPSRCS+=	${TGHDRS}
 CLEANFILES+=	${TGHDRS} ${TGHDRS:C/$/.d/}
 
-.if ${MK_LLVM_BINUTILS} != "no"
-LINKS+=		${BINDIR}/llvm-strings ${BINDIR}/strings
-MLINKS+=	llvm-strings.1 strings.1
-.endif
-
 .include "../llvm.prog.mk"