diff --git a/core/linux-rpi/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-rpi/PKGBUILD
index 9520fc6b7..f27b25b37 100644
--- a/core/linux-rpi/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-rpi/PKGBUILD
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ elif [[ $CARCH == "aarch64" ]]; then
   _kernel=kernel8.img KARCH=arm64 _image=Image _config=config8 _bconfig=config8.txt
 fi
 
-_make() {
-  test -s version
-  make KERNELRELEASE="$(<version)" "$@"
-}
-
 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${_srcname}"
 
@@ -88,7 +83,7 @@ prepare() {
     make mrproper
     echo "Setting config..."
     cp ../"$_config" .config
-    _make olddefconfig
+    make olddefconfig
     diff -u ../"$_config" .config || :
     echo "Prepared $pkgbase version $(<version)"
   fi
@@ -97,7 +92,7 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${_srcname}"
 
-  _make "$_image" modules dtbs
+  make "$_image" modules dtbs
 }
 
 _package() {
@@ -137,7 +132,7 @@ _package() {
   echo "$pkgbase" | install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "$modulesdir/pkgbase"
 
   echo "Installing modules..."
-  _make INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 \
+  make INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 \
     DEPMOD=/doesnt/exist modules_install  # Suppress depmod
 
   # remove build and source links