diff --git a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
index aaea57aacc48..f2c3ce046767 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
@@ -668,13 +668,11 @@ ifeq ($(do_tools_acpidbg),true)
 	cd $(builddirpa)/tools/power/acpi && make clean && make CFLAGS="-g -O2 -static -I$(builddirpa)/include" CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) acpidbg
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_cpupower),true)
-	# Allow for multiple installed versions of cpupower and libcpupower.so:
-	# Override LIB_MIN in order to to generate a versioned .so named
-	# libcpupower.so.$(abi_release) and link cpupower with that.
 	make -C $(builddirpa)/tools/power/cpupower \
 		CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) \
 		CROSS=$(CROSS_COMPILE) \
-		LIB_MIN=$(abi_release) CPUFREQ_BENCH=false
+		STATIC=true \
+		CPUFREQ_BENCH=false
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_perf),true)
 	cd $(builddirpa) && $(kmake) $(defconfig)
@@ -724,10 +722,6 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_cpupower),true)
 	install -m755 $(builddirpa)/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower \
 		$(toolspkgdir)/usr/lib/$(src_pkg_name)-tools-$(abi_release)
-	# Install only the full versioned libcpupower.so.$(abi_release), not
-	# the usual symlinks to it.
-	install -m644 $(builddirpa)/tools/power/cpupower/libcpupower.so.$(abi_release) \
-		$(toolspkgdir)/usr/lib/
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_perf),true)
 	install -m755 $(builddirpa)/tools/perf/perf $(toolspkgdir)/usr/lib/$(src_pkg_name)-tools-$(abi_release)