diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index a6c4d0bce3ba..7b9c62e4d54a 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ vmlinux_link()
 			-Wl,-T,${lds}				\
 			${objects}				\
 			-lutil -lrt -lpthread
-		rm -f linux
 	fi
 }