diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 0f909814edfc9ceb55c7d2a3baa7992f74e17688..353dcf09dd18dd9f366d08253d4fb4c546237b0e 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ modbuiltin := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin obj
 clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
 
 ###
-# Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj=
+# Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -f scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj=
 # Usage:
 # $(Q)$(MAKE) $(hdr-inst)=dir
-hdr-inst := -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
+hdr-inst := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
 
 # Prefix -I with $(srctree) if it is not an absolute path.
 # skip if -I has no parameter