diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index a73e0d5..731b5d0 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ mkdir -m 755 -p "$tmpdir/DEBIAN"
 mkdir -p "$tmpdir/lib" "$tmpdir/boot"
 mkdir -p "$kernel_headers_dir/lib/modules/$version/"
 
-# Build and install the kernel
+# Install the kernel
 if [ "$ARCH" = "um" ] ; then
 	mkdir -p "$tmpdir/usr/lib/uml/modules/$version" "$tmpdir/usr/bin" "$tmpdir/usr/share/doc/$packagename"
-	$MAKE linux
 	cp System.map "$tmpdir/usr/lib/uml/modules/$version/System.map"
 	cp $KCONFIG_CONFIG "$tmpdir/usr/share/doc/$packagename/config"
 	gzip "$tmpdir/usr/share/doc/$packagename/config"