diff --git a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
index 4a39f4b3c347..1fea47680ced 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ $(stampdir)/stamp-prepare-tree-%: debian/scripts/fix-filenames
 	@echo Debug: $@
 	install -d $(builddir)/build-$*
 	touch $(builddir)/build-$*/ubuntu-build
-	if [ -e $(commonconfdir)/config.common.ubuntu ]; then \
-		cat $(commonconfdir)/config.common.ubuntu $(archconfdir)/config.common.$(arch) $(archconfdir)/config.flavour.$(target_flavour) > $(builddir)/build-$*/.config; \
-	else \
-		python3 debian/scripts/misc/annotations --export --arch $(arch) --flavour $(target_flavour) | sed -e 's/.*CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE.*/CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE="Ubuntu $(release)-$(revision)-$* $(raw_kernelversion)"/' > $(builddir)/build-$*/.config; \
-	fi
+	python3 debian/scripts/misc/annotations --export --arch $(arch) --flavour $(target_flavour) > $(builddir)/build-$*/.config
 	sed -i 's/.*CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE.*/CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE="Ubuntu $(release)-$(revision)-$* $(raw_kernelversion)"/' $(builddir)/build-$*/.config
 	[ "$(do_odm_drivers)" = 'true' ] && true || \
 		sed -ie 's/.*CONFIG_UBUNTU_ODM_DRIVERS.*/# CONFIG_UBUNTU_ODM_DRIVERS is not set/' \