diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index bdd1d24f1..8cf6357c4 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ VERSION_BINNMU := $(shell echo "$(VERSION)" | sed -ne 's,.*+b\(.*\)$$,\1,p')
 
 include debian/rules.defs
 
-stamp = [ -d $(dir $@) ] || mkdir $(dir $@); touch $@
-
 ifneq (,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   DEBIAN_KERNEL_JOBS := $(subst parallel=,,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 endif
@@ -20,31 +18,23 @@ endif
 
 .NOTPARALLEL:
 
-source: debian/control $(STAMPS_DIR)/source-base
-$(STAMPS_DIR)/source-base:
+source: debian/control
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen source
-	@$(stamp)
 
-setup: debian/control $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-base
-$(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-base: $(STAMPS_DIR)/source-base
+setup: debian/control
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen setup_$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)
-	@$(stamp)
 
 build: build-arch build-indep
 
-build-arch: debian/control $(STAMPS_DIR)/build-arch-base
-$(STAMPS_DIR)/build-arch-base: $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-base
+build-arch: debian/control
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen build-arch_$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)
-	@$(stamp)
 
-build-indep: debian/control $(STAMPS_DIR)/build-indep-base
-$(STAMPS_DIR)/build-indep-base: $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-base
+build-indep: debian/control
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen build-indep
-	@$(stamp)
 
 DIR_ORIG = ../orig/$(SOURCE)-$(VERSION_UPSTREAM)
 TAR_ORIG_NAME = $(SOURCE)_$(VERSION_UPSTREAM).orig.tar.xz
@@ -71,11 +61,11 @@ clean: debian/control
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAMPS_DIR) debian/lib/python/debian_linux/*.pyc debian/linux-headers-* debian/linux-image-* debian/linux-support-* debian/linux-source-* debian/linux-doc-* debian/linux-manual-* debian/xen-linux-system-* debian/*-modules-*-di*
 	dh_clean
 
-binary-indep: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build-indep-base
+binary-indep:
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen binary-indep
 
-binary-arch: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build-arch-base
+binary-arch:
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen binary-arch_$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)