diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 5f1e2fc7f171..49b74e1ee12d 100644
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ else
 	cp System.map "$tmpdir/boot/System.map-$version"
 	cp .config "$tmpdir/boot/config-$version"
 	# Not all arches include the boot path in KBUILD_IMAGE
-	if ! cp $KBUILD_IMAGE "$tmpdir/boot/vmlinuz-$version"; then
+	if [ -e $KBUILD_IMAGE ]; then
+		cp $KBUILD_IMAGE "$tmpdir/boot/vmlinuz-$version"
+	else
 		cp arch/$ARCH/boot/$KBUILD_IMAGE "$tmpdir/boot/vmlinuz-$version"
 	fi
 fi