diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 25c5eda..4aab9bd 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -1386,57 +1386,8 @@ BuildKernel() {
     rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/include
     cp .config $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build
     cp -a scripts $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build
-    # the full copy of scripts also copies a bunch of binaries which ends
-    # up screwing the debuginfo. It's just easier to remove them.
-    if [ -f scripts/asn1_compiler ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/asn1_compiler
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/sign-file ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/sign-file
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/extract-cert ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/extract-cert
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/pnmtologo ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/pnmtologo
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/unifdef ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/unifdef
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/sortextable ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/sortextable
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/basic/fixdep ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/basic/fixdep
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/recordmcount ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/recordmcount
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/conmakehash ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/conmakehash
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/kallsyms ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/kallsyms
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/basic/bin2c ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/basic/bin2c
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/mod/modpost ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/mod/modpost
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/kconfig/conf ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/kconfig/conf
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp
-    fi
-    if [ -f scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders ]; then
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders
-    fi
     if [ -f tools/objtool/objtool ]; then
+      cp -a tools/objtool/objtool $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/tools/objtool/ || :
       # these are a few files associated with objtool
       cp -a --parents tools/build/Build.include $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/
       cp -a --parents tools/build/Build $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/
@@ -1444,9 +1395,6 @@ BuildKernel() {
       cp -a --parents tools/scripts/utilities.mak $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/
       # also more than necessary but it's not that many more files
       cp -a --parents tools/objtool/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/
-      # these can be rebuilt
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/tools/objtool/fixdep
-      rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/tools/objtool/objtool
       cp -a --parents tools/lib/str_error_r.c $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/
       cp -a --parents tools/lib/string.c $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/
       cp -a --parents tools/lib/subcmd/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/build/