1 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index e6818b8e7141..c0d129d7f430 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -188,10 +188,8 @@ sortextable()
 # Delete output files in case of error
 cleanup()
 {
-        rm -f .old_version
         rm -f .tmp_System.map
         rm -f .tmp_kallsyms*
-        rm -f .tmp_version
         rm -f .tmp_vmlinux*
         rm -f built-in.o
         rm -f System.map
@@ -239,12 +237,12 @@ esac
 
 # Update version
 info GEN .version
-if [ ! -r .version ]; then
-        rm -f .version;
-        echo 1 >.version;
+if [ -r .version ]; then
+        VERSION=$(expr 0$(cat .version) + 1)
+        echo $VERSION > .version
 else
-        mv .version .old_version;
-        expr 0$(cat .old_version) + 1 >.version;
+        rm -f .version
+        echo 1 > .version
 fi;
 
 # final build of init/
@@ -332,6 +330,3 @@ if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" ]; then
                 exit 1
         fi
 fi
-
-# We made a new kernel - delete old version file
-rm -f .old_version