diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 67227d51e..dac78e7a7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@ linux (4.19.34-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * libbpf-dev: generate pkg-config file for libbpf by backporting
     libbpf-generate-pkg-config.patch from bpf-next.
 
+  [ Bastian Blank ]
+  * Don't longer recommend irqbalance. (closes: #926967)
+
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Mon, 18 Mar 2019 22:50:08 +0000
 
 linux (4.19.28-2) unstable; urgency=medium
diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index ef860dc93..eb5b949ce 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -447,10 +447,7 @@ endif
 	  install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_bug \
 	  PACKAGE_DIR='$(PACKAGE_DIR)' PACKAGE_NAME='$(PACKAGE_NAME)' REAL_VERSION='$(REAL_VERSION)'
 	dh_strip --no-automatic-dbgsym -Xvmlinux
-	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base GENCONTROL_ARGS='-Vkernel:Recommends='"$$( \
-		if grep -q '^CONFIG_SMP=y' $(DIR)/.config; then \
-			printf irqbalance,; \
-		fi)"
+	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
 
 install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_dt: DT_INSTALL_DIR = $(PACKAGE_DIR)/usr/lib/linux-image-$(REAL_VERSION)
 install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_dt: