1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index e7b7eee31538..c0d129d7f430 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # link vmlinux
 #
@@ -187,10 +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
@@ -238,12 +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/
@@ -331,6 +330,3 @@ if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" ]; then
                 exit 1
         fi
 fi
-
-# We made a new kernel - delete old version file
-rm -f .old_version