diff --git a/debian/rules.d/4-checks.mk b/debian/rules.d/4-checks.mk
index 68ac5471c6e4..fc263f32e0ce 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/4-checks.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/4-checks.mk
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 # Check ABI for package against last release (if not same abinum)
 abi-check-%: $(stampdir)/stamp-install-%
 	@echo Debug: $@
-	$(DROOT)/scripts/abi-check "$*" \
+	$(DROOT)/scripts/checks/abi-check "$*" \
 		"$(prev_abidir)" "$(abidir)" $(skipabi)
 
 # Check the module list against the last release (always)
 module-check-%: $(stampdir)/stamp-install-%
 	@echo Debug: $@
-	$(DROOT)/scripts/module-check "$*" \
+	$(DROOT)/scripts/checks/module-check "$*" \
 		"$(prev_abidir)" "$(abidir)" $(skipmodule)
 
 # Check the signature of staging modules
 module-signature-check-%: $(stampdir)/stamp-install-%
 	@echo Debug: $@
-	$(DROOT)/scripts/module-signature-check "$*" \
+	$(DROOT)/scripts/checks/module-signature-check "$*" \
 		"$(DROOT)/$(mods_pkg_name)-$*" \
 		"$(DROOT)/$(mods_extra_pkg_name)-$*"
 
 # Check the reptoline jmp/call functions against the last release.
 retpoline-check-%: $(stampdir)/stamp-install-%
 	@echo Debug: $@
-	$(SHELL) $(DROOT)/scripts/retpoline-check "$*" \
+	$(DROOT)/scripts/checks/retpoline-check "$*" \
 		"$(prev_abidir)" "$(abidir)" "$(skipretpoline)" "$(builddir)/build-$*"
 
 checks-%: module-check-% module-signature-check-% abi-check-% retpoline-check-%
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ checks-%: module-check-% module-signature-check-% abi-check-% retpoline-check-%
 config-prepare-check-%: $(stampdir)/stamp-prepare-tree-%
 	@echo Debug: $@
 	if [ -e $(commonconfdir)/config.common.ubuntu ]; then \
-		perl -f $(DROOT)/scripts/config-check \
+		perl -f $(DROOT)/scripts/checks/config-check \
 			$(builddir)/build-$*/.config "$(arch)" "$*" "$(commonconfdir)" \
 			"$(skipconfig)" "$(do_enforce_all)"; \
 	else \
 		python3 $(DROOT)/scripts/misc/annotations -f $(commonconfdir)/annotations \
 			--arch $(arch) --flavour $* --check $(builddir)/build-$*/.config; \
 	fi
-
diff --git a/debian/scripts/abi-check b/debian/scripts/checks/abi-check
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/scripts/abi-check
rename to debian/scripts/checks/abi-check
diff --git a/debian/scripts/config-check b/debian/scripts/checks/config-check
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/scripts/config-check
rename to debian/scripts/checks/config-check
diff --git a/debian/scripts/module-check b/debian/scripts/checks/module-check
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/scripts/module-check
rename to debian/scripts/checks/module-check
diff --git a/debian/scripts/module-signature-check b/debian/scripts/checks/module-signature-check
similarity index 97%
rename from debian/scripts/module-signature-check
rename to debian/scripts/checks/module-signature-check
index 80796b63e1be..67736c289820 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/module-signature-check
+++ b/debian/scripts/checks/module-signature-check
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mods_extra_dir="${3}"
 
 echo "II: Checking signature of staging modules for ${flavor}..."
 
-root=$(dirname "$(realpath -e "${0}")")/../..
+root=$(dirname "$(realpath -e "${0}")")/../../..
 . "${root}"/debian/debian.env
 
 # Collect the signature-inclusion files
diff --git a/debian/scripts/retpoline-check b/debian/scripts/checks/retpoline-check
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/scripts/retpoline-check
rename to debian/scripts/checks/retpoline-check