diff --git a/ubuntu/Makefile b/ubuntu/Makefile
index b95bdd7b64df..4a76de2f59eb 100644
--- a/ubuntu/Makefile
+++ b/ubuntu/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,3 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_UBUNTU_HOST)      += ubuntu-host/
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-
-# This is a stupid trick to get kbuild to create ubuntu/built-in.o
-obj- += foo.o