diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk
index 9036a5863606..9670269c8761 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ do_tools_perf	= true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
 do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool = true
+do_tools_bpftool_stub = true
 do_tools_rtla = true
 
 do_dtbs		= true
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
index 6857a12a87e3..dfc14333f2e4 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
@@ -683,7 +683,11 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_bpftool),true)
 	mv $(builddirpa)/tools/bpf/bpftool/vmlinux $(builddirpa)/vmlinux
 	$(kmake) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) -C $(builddirpa)/tools/bpf/bpftool
+ifneq ($(do_tools_bpftool_stub),true)
 	$(builddirpa)/tools/bpf/bpftool/bpftool btf dump file $(builddirpa)/vmlinux format c > $(builddirpa)/vmlinux.h
+else
+	echo '#error "Kernel does not support CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF"' > $(builddirpa)/vmlinux.h
+endif
 	rm -f $(builddirpa)/vmlinux
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_x86),true)