diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de9b40a..967c279 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -643,11 +643,7 @@
 
 	$(Q)$(if $($(quiet)cmd_sysmap),                                      \
 	  echo '  $($(quiet)cmd_sysmap)  System.map' &&)                     \
-	$(cmd_sysmap) $@ System.map;                                         \
-	if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then                                               \
-		rm -f $@;                                                    \
-		false;                                                       \
-	fi;
+	$(cmd_sysmap) $@ System.map
 endef
 
 ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
diff --git a/arch/arm/tools/Makefile b/arch/arm/tools/Makefile
index 67ae9e7..bff825e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/tools/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 include/generated/mach-types.h: $(src)/gen-mach-types $(src)/mach-types
 	$(Q)$(kecho) '  Generating $@'
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(Q)$(AWK) -f $^ > $@ || { rm -f $@; /bin/false; }
+	$(Q)$(AWK) -f $^ > $@