diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index b03dd56a4782..e8ca6dc97e96 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ if is_enabled CONFIG_MODULES; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$ARCH" != "um" ]; then
-	$MAKE -f $srctree/Makefile headers_check
+	$MAKE -f $srctree/Makefile headers
 	$MAKE -f $srctree/Makefile headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH="$libc_headers_dir/usr"
 fi