diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 666c202..4456ee3 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ fi
 
 make prepare $MAKE_ARGS
 make scripts $MAKE_ARGS
+make scripts_basic $MAKE_ARGS
 krel=$(make -s kernelrelease $MAKE_ARGS)
 
 if [ "$krel" != "%kernelrelease" ]; then