diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index f21b48d4a8f2..7d884d8f37ff 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ __build: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(builtin-target) $(lib-target) $(extra-y)) \
 	@:
 
 # Linus' kernel sanity checking tool
-ifneq ($(KBUILD_CHECKSRC),0)
-  ifeq ($(KBUILD_CHECKSRC),2)
-    quiet_cmd_force_checksrc = CHECK   $<
-          cmd_force_checksrc = $(CHECK) $(CHECKFLAGS) $(c_flags) $< ;
-  else
-      quiet_cmd_checksrc     = CHECK   $<
-            cmd_checksrc     = $(CHECK) $(CHECKFLAGS) $(c_flags) $< ;
-  endif
+ifeq ($(KBUILD_CHECKSRC),1)
+  quiet_cmd_checksrc       = CHECK   $<
+        cmd_checksrc       = $(CHECK) $(CHECKFLAGS) $(c_flags) $< ;
+else ifeq ($(KBUILD_CHECKSRC),2)
+  quiet_cmd_force_checksrc = CHECK   $<
+        cmd_force_checksrc = $(CHECK) $(CHECKFLAGS) $(c_flags) $< ;
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_ENABLE_EXTRA_GCC_CHECKS),)