diff --git a/.changes/bundler-warning.md b/.changes/bundler-warning.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37d6931b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/bundler-warning.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri-bundler': 'patch:enhance'
+---
+
+Mention symbol stripping on Linux in binary patch failed warning message
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/error.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/error.rs
index 3a8fe82dd..92adf63a7 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/error.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ pub enum Error {
   #[error("Wrong package type {0} for platform {1}")]
   InvalidPackageType(String, String),
   /// Bundle type symbol missing in binary
+  #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+  #[error("__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE variable not found in binary. Make sure tauri crate and tauri-cli are up to date and that symbol stripping is disabled (https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/profiles.html#strip)")]
+  MissingBundleTypeVar,
+  #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
   #[error("__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE variable not found in binary. Make sure tauri crate and tauri-cli are up to date")]
   MissingBundleTypeVar,
   /// Failed to write binary file changed