diff --git a/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh b/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh
index 2f906c4d163af7818af93245fb90085e90fdf083..ad80fe3fca9a5a977b8797bcc72eecc7e62f2e26 100755
--- a/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ for arch in $ARCHLIST; do
         cp "$tmpdir/include/asm/unistd-common.h" "$output/linux-headers/asm-arm/"
     fi
     if [ $arch = x86 ]; then
-        cp_portable "$tmpdir/include/asm/hyperv.h" "$output/include/standard-headers/asm-x86/"
+        cat <<-EOF >"$output/include/standard-headers/asm-x86/hyperv.h"
+        /* this is a temporary placeholder until kvm_para.h stops including it */
+        EOF
         cp "$tmpdir/include/asm/unistd_32.h" "$output/linux-headers/asm-x86/"
         cp "$tmpdir/include/asm/unistd_x32.h" "$output/linux-headers/asm-x86/"
         cp "$tmpdir/include/asm/unistd_64.h" "$output/linux-headers/asm-x86/"