6 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
index a3af4dc08c3e..0b3cd7a33a26 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ targets := Image zImage xipImage bootpImage uImage
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL),y)
 
 cmd_deflate_xip_data = $(CONFIG_SHELL) -c \
-	'$(srctree)/$(src)/deflate_xip_data.sh $< $@ || { rm -f $@; false; }'
+	'$(srctree)/$(src)/deflate_xip_data.sh $< $@'
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_XIP_DEFLATED_DATA),y)
 quiet_cmd_mkxip = XIPZ    $@
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 01bf2585a0fa..6114ae6ea466 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ check_for_bad_syms = \
 bad_syms=$$($(CROSS_COMPILE)nm $@ | sed -n 's/^.\{8\} [bc] \(.*\)/\1/p') && \
 [ -z "$$bad_syms" ] || \
   ( echo "following symbols must have non local/private scope:" >&2; \
-    echo "$$bad_syms" >&2; rm -f $@; false )
+    echo "$$bad_syms" >&2; false )
 
 check_for_multiple_zreladdr = \
 if [ $(words $(ZRELADDR)) -gt 1 -a "$(CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR)" = "" ]; then \
diff --git a/arch/arm/tools/Makefile b/arch/arm/tools/Makefile
index ddb89a7db36f..27d8beb7c941 100644
--- a/arch/arm/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/tools/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ _dummy := $(shell [ -d '$(kapi)' ] || mkdir -p '$(kapi)') \
 
 quiet_cmd_gen_mach = GEN     $@
       cmd_gen_mach = mkdir -p $(dir $@) && \
-		     $(AWK) -f $(filter-out $(PHONY),$^) > $@ || \
-		     { rm -f $@; /bin/false; }
+		     $(AWK) -f $(filter-out $(PHONY),$^) > $@
 
 $(kapi)/mach-types.h: $(src)/gen-mach-types $(src)/mach-types FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gen_mach)
diff --git a/arch/sh/tools/Makefile b/arch/sh/tools/Makefile
index 2082af1f3fef..e5ba31c79fe0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/tools/Makefile
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 include/generated/machtypes.h: $(src)/gen-mach-types $(src)/mach-types
 	@echo '  Generating $@'
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(Q)LC_ALL=C $(AWK) -f $^ > $@ || { rm -f $@; /bin/false; }
+	$(Q)LC_ALL=C $(AWK) -f $^ > $@
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 466f66c8a7f8..f0515ac895a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_LZO) 	:= lzo
 suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_LZ4) 	:= lz4
 
 quiet_cmd_mkpiggy = MKPIGGY $@
-      cmd_mkpiggy = $(obj)/mkpiggy $< > $@ || ( rm -f $@ ; false )
+      cmd_mkpiggy = $(obj)/mkpiggy $< > $@
 
 targets += piggy.S
 $(obj)/piggy.S: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.$(suffix-y) $(obj)/mkpiggy FORCE
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
index ce28829f1281..140e61843a07 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT_delay.o	:= n
 inat_tables_script = $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
 inat_tables_maps = $(srctree)/arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt
 quiet_cmd_inat_tables = GEN     $@
-      cmd_inat_tables = $(AWK) -f $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps) > $@ || rm -f $@
+      cmd_inat_tables = $(AWK) -f $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps) > $@
 
 $(obj)/inat-tables.c: $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps)
 	$(call cmd,inat_tables)