diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
index 34e3bd71f3b0..6cfdc149d3bc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE),y)
 	$(call if_changed,relocs)
 endif
 
-%.ko: FORCE
-	@true
-
 clean:
 	@true
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile.postlink b/arch/powerpc/Makefile.postlink
index 1f860b3c9bec..ae5a4256b03d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile.postlink
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 	$(call if_changed,relocs_check)
 endif
 
-%.ko: FORCE
-	@true
-
 clean:
 	rm -f .tmp_symbols.txt
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile.postlink b/arch/riscv/Makefile.postlink
index a46fc578b30b..829b9abc91f6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile.postlink
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 	$(call if_changed,relocs_strip)
 endif
 
-%.ko: FORCE
-	@true
-
 clean:
 	@true
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile.postlink b/arch/x86/Makefile.postlink
index 936093d29160..fef2e977cc7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile.postlink
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_NEED_RELOCS),y)
 	$(call cmd,strip_relocs)
 endif
 
-%.ko: FORCE
-	@true
-
 clean:
 	@rm -f $(OUT_RELOCS)/vmlinux.relocs
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index b3a6aa8fbe8c..8568d256d6fb 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -28,14 +28,11 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC [M]  $@
 %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
 
-ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink)
-
 quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
       cmd_ld_ko_o +=							\
 	$(LD) -r $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)					\
 		$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE)		\
-		-T scripts/module.lds -o $@ $(filter %.o, $^);		\
-	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
+		-T scripts/module.lds -o $@ $(filter %.o, $^)
 
 quiet_cmd_btf_ko = BTF [M] $@
       cmd_btf_ko = 							\