diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index 3c2776466d87..823e972149e5 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -9,15 +9,10 @@ if [ "$C" = "1" -o "$C" = "2" ]; then
 #    FLAGS="-ignore_unknown_options -very_quiet"
 #    OPTIONS=$*
 
-    if [ "$KBUILD_EXTMOD" = "" ] ; then
-        # Workaround for Coccinelle < 0.2.3
-        FLAGS="-I $srctree/include -very_quiet"
-        shift $(( $# - 1 ))
-        OPTIONS=$1
-    else
-	echo M= is not currently supported when C=1 or C=2
-	exit 1
-    fi
+# Workaround for Coccinelle < 0.2.3
+	FLAGS="-I $srctree/include -very_quiet"
+	shift $(( $# - 1 ))
+	OPTIONS=$1
 else
     ONLINE=0
     FLAGS="-very_quiet"
diff --git a/scripts/depmod.sh b/scripts/depmod.sh
index a27235685949..2ae481703141 100755
--- a/scripts/depmod.sh
+++ b/scripts/depmod.sh
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ fi
 DEPMOD=$1
 KERNELRELEASE=$2
 
-if ! "$DEPMOD" -V 2>/dev/null | grep -q module-init-tools; then
-	echo "Warning: you may need to install module-init-tools" >&2
-	echo "See http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txt" >&2
-	sleep 1
-fi
-
 if ! test -r System.map -a -x "$DEPMOD"; then
 	exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index f6cbc3ddb68b..3c6c0b14c807 100644
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -238,14 +238,14 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # Build header package
-(cd $srctree; find . -name Makefile -o -name Kconfig\* -o -name \*.pl > /tmp/files$$)
-(cd $srctree; find arch/$SRCARCH/include include scripts -type f >> /tmp/files$$)
-(cd $objtree; find .config Module.symvers include scripts -type f >> /tmp/objfiles$$)
+(cd $srctree; find . -name Makefile -o -name Kconfig\* -o -name \*.pl > "$objtree/debian/hdrsrcfiles")
+(cd $srctree; find arch/$SRCARCH/include include scripts -type f >> "$objtree/debian/hdrsrcfiles")
+(cd $objtree; find .config Module.symvers include scripts -type f >> "$objtree/debian/hdrobjfiles")
 destdir=$kernel_headers_dir/usr/src/linux-headers-$version
 mkdir -p "$destdir"
-(cd $srctree; tar -c -f - -T /tmp/files$$) | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
-(cd $objtree; tar -c -f - -T /tmp/objfiles$$) | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
-rm -f /tmp/files$$ /tmp/objfiles$$
+(cd $srctree; tar -c -f - -T "$objtree/debian/hdrsrcfiles") | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
+(cd $objtree; tar -c -f - -T "$objtree/debian/hdrobjfiles") | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
+rm -f "$objtree/debian/hdrsrcfiles" "$objtree/debian/hdrobjfiles"
 arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
 
 cat <<EOF >> debian/control