diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package
index 85beab0363d78..f8a948ec2c6b7 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.package
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.package
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ deb-pkg srcdeb-pkg bindeb-pkg:
 	$(if $(findstring source, $(build-type)), \
 		--unsigned-source --compression=$(KDEB_SOURCE_COMPRESS)) \
 	$(if $(findstring binary, $(build-type)), \
-		-r$(KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD) -a$$(cat debian/arch), \
+		--rules-file='$(MAKE) -f debian/rules' -r$(KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD) -a$$(cat debian/arch), \
 		--no-check-builddeps) \
 	$(DPKG_FLAGS))
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index 9105abab9728c..2829f5b8aea6f 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 cat <<EOF > debian/rules
-#!$(command -v $MAKE) -f
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 srctree ?= .
 KERNELRELEASE = ${KERNELRELEASE}