2 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe8204be566d..a42f26aa6192 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -794,10 +794,13 @@ PHONY += $(vmlinux-dirs)
 $(vmlinux-dirs): prepare scripts
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@
 
+define filechk_kernel.release
+        echo "$(KERNELVERSION)$$($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))"
+endef
+
 # Store (new) KERNELRELEASE string in include/config/kernel.release
 include/config/kernel.release: include/config/auto.conf FORCE
-        $(Q)rm -f $@
-        $(Q)echo "$(KERNELVERSION)$$($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))" > $@
+        $(call filechk,kernel.release)
 
 
 # Things we need to do before we recursively start building the kernel
diff --git a/scripts/sortextable.c b/scripts/sortextable.c
index f9ce1160419b..7c2310c5b996 100644
--- a/scripts/sortextable.c
+++ b/scripts/sortextable.c
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ fail_file(void)
         longjmp(jmpenv, SJ_FAIL);
 }
 
-static void __attribute__((noreturn))
-succeed_file(void)
-{
-        cleanup();
-        longjmp(jmpenv, SJ_SUCCEED);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Get the whole file as a programming convenience in order to avoid
  * malloc+lseek+read+free of many pieces.  If successful, then mmap