diff --git a/strip-llvm.sh b/strip-llvm.sh
index 5491746..5e86fbc 100755
--- a/strip-llvm.sh
+++ b/strip-llvm.sh
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ for i in bugpoint c-index-test clang-* diagtool dsymutil git-clang-format hmapto
     basename=$i
     if [ -n "$EXEEXT" ]; then
         # Some in the list are expanded globs, some are plain names we list.
-        case $i in
-        *$EXEEXT)
-            basename=$(echo $i | sed "s/$EXEEXT\$//")
-            ;;
-        esac
+        basename=${i%$EXEEXT}
         i=$basename
         if [ -e $basename$EXEEXT ]; then
             i=$basename$EXEEXT