diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99db546fbb45..0df737217529 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -609,8 +609,6 @@ export KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS_KERNEL
 export RCS_FIND_IGNORE := \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o    \
 			  -name CVS -o -name .pc -o -name .hg -o -name .git \) \
 			  -prune -o
-export RCS_TAR_IGNORE := --exclude SCCS --exclude BitKeeper --exclude .svn \
-			 --exclude CVS --exclude .pc --exclude .hg --exclude .git
 
 # ===========================================================================
 # Rules shared between *config targets and build targets
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package
index f30349f46a97..0c3adc48dfe8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.package
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.package
@@ -4,27 +4,6 @@
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.lib
 
-KERNELPATH := kernel-$(subst -,_,$(KERNELRELEASE))
-# Include only those top-level files that are needed by make, plus the GPL copy
-TAR_CONTENT := Documentation LICENSES arch block certs crypto drivers fs \
-               include init io_uring ipc kernel lib mm net rust \
-               samples scripts security sound tools usr virt \
-               .config Makefile \
-               Kbuild Kconfig COPYING $(wildcard localversion*)
-
-quiet_cmd_src_tar = TAR     $(2).tar.gz
-      cmd_src_tar = \
-if test "$(objtree)" != "$(srctree)"; then \
-	echo >&2; \
-	echo >&2 "  ERROR:"; \
-	echo >&2 "  Building source tarball is not possible outside the"; \
-	echo >&2 "  kernel source tree. Don't set KBUILD_OUTPUT"; \
-	echo >&2; \
-	false; \
-fi ; \
-tar -I $(KGZIP) -c $(RCS_TAR_IGNORE) -f $(2).tar.gz \
-	--transform 's:^:$(2)/:S' $(TAR_CONTENT) $(3)
-
 # Git
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -157,9 +136,8 @@ snap-pkg:
 	rm -rf $(objtree)/snap
 	mkdir $(objtree)/snap
 	$(MAKE) clean
-	$(call cmd,src_tar,$(KERNELPATH))
 	sed "s@KERNELRELEASE@$(KERNELRELEASE)@; \
-		s@SRCTREE@$(shell realpath $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz)@" \
+		s@SRCTREE@$(abs_srctree)@" \
 		$(srctree)/scripts/package/snapcraft.template > \
 		$(objtree)/snap/snapcraft.yaml
 	cd $(objtree)/snap && \
diff --git a/scripts/package/snapcraft.template b/scripts/package/snapcraft.template
index 626d278e4a5a..85d5e07d1b40 100644
--- a/scripts/package/snapcraft.template
+++ b/scripts/package/snapcraft.template
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ parts:
   kernel:
     plugin: kernel
     source: SRCTREE
-    source-type: tar
+    source-type: local
     kernel-with-firmware: false