diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index dbe42500084cec96a97c747d63da7cd4f10fff71..3a13b834f281c7663832467e7b890b031c404aff 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -218,11 +218,15 @@ cat <<EOF > debian/rules
 
 srctree ?= .
 
-build:
+build-indep:
+build-arch:
 	\$(MAKE) KERNELRELEASE=${version} ARCH=${ARCH} \
 	KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=${revision} -f \$(srctree)/Makefile
 
-binary-arch:
+build: build-arch
+
+binary-indep:
+binary-arch: build-arch
 	\$(MAKE) KERNELRELEASE=${version} ARCH=${ARCH} \
 	KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=${revision} -f \$(srctree)/Makefile intdeb-pkg