diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 08e4e2fdf8c0f17111b58b88d563f53b8b4592ea..84a406070f6f2b3f7ca48998bdce1a7d1ad7c3b4 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ rpm-pkg rpm: FORCE
 	tar -cz $(RCS_TAR_IGNORE) -f $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz $(TAR_CONTENT)
 	rm $(KERNELPATH)
 	rm -f $(objtree)/.scmversion
-	set -e; \
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkversion > $(objtree)/.tmp_version
-	set -e; \
 	mv -f $(objtree)/.tmp_version $(objtree)/.version
 	$(RPM) $(RPMOPTS) --target $(UTS_MACHINE) -ta $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz
 	rm $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz kernel.spec
@@ -61,9 +59,7 @@ rpm-pkg rpm: FORCE
 binrpm-pkg: FORCE
 	$(MAKE) KBUILD_SRC=
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKSPEC) prebuilt > $(objtree)/binkernel.spec
-	set -e; \
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkversion > $(objtree)/.tmp_version
-	set -e; \
 	mv -f $(objtree)/.tmp_version $(objtree)/.version
 
 	$(RPM) $(RPMOPTS) --define "_builddir $(objtree)" --target \