diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 912198d9ef33b906752609e5b6ba0776ab2931aa..ed9b6467ebde2f26d47dec2546e33f6123f2e006 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ cmd_gensymtypes_c =                                                         \
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_c = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@
 cmd_cc_symtypes_c =                                                         \
-    set -e;                                                                 \
     $(call cmd_gensymtypes_c,true,$@) >/dev/null;                           \
     test -s $@ || rm -f $@
 
@@ -337,7 +336,6 @@ cmd_gensymtypes_S =                                                         \
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_S = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@
 cmd_cc_symtypes_S =                                                         \
-    set -e;                                                                 \
     $(call cmd_gensymtypes_S,true,$@) >/dev/null;                           \
     test -s $@ || rm -f $@
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 73503ebce6326ced505165feeec9e1a05233233d..453fecee62f0670e999f95a4a4e5f7f6c53e5a7d 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ MKSPEC     := $(srctree)/scripts/package/mkspec
 
 quiet_cmd_src_tar = TAR     $(2).tar.gz
       cmd_src_tar = \
-set -e; \
 if test "$(objtree)" != "$(srctree)"; then \
 	echo >&2; \
 	echo >&2 "  ERROR:"; \