diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 11dd697e4..f052ff92e 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -118,21 +118,9 @@ $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-$(TYPE): CONFIG=$(BUILD_DIR)/c
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-$(TYPE): SOURCE_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/source-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-$(TYPE): DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/build-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-$(TYPE): $(BUILD_DIR)/config.$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR) $(STAMPS_DIR)/source-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)
+$(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-$(TYPE): setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-all
 
-# TODO: Should we set CROSS_COMPILE always?
-ifdef OVERRIDE_HOST_TYPE
-define SETUP_DIR_HOST_TYPE
-	echo 'override CROSS_COMPILE = $(OVERRIDE_HOST_TYPE)-' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
-endef
-else
-define SETUP_DIR_HOST_TYPE
-	echo 'ifneq ($$(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),$$(DEB_HOST_ARCH))' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
-	echo 'override CROSS_COMPILE = $$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
-	echo 'endif' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
-endef
-endif
-
-define SETUP_DIR
+setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-all:
 	rm -rf '$(DIR)'
 	cp -al '$(SOURCE_DIR)' '$(DIR)'
 	cp '$(CONFIG)' '$(DIR)/.config'
@@ -140,12 +128,17 @@ define SETUP_DIR
 	echo 'override ARCH = $(KERNEL_ARCH)' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
 	echo 'CCACHE = ccache' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
 	echo 'CC = $$(if $$(DEBIAN_KERNEL_USE_CCACHE),$$(CCACHE)) $$(CROSS_COMPILE)$(COMPILER)' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
-	$(SETUP_DIR_HOST_TYPE)
+# TODO: Should we set CROSS_COMPILE always?
+ifdef OVERRIDE_HOST_TYPE
+	echo 'override CROSS_COMPILE = $(OVERRIDE_HOST_TYPE)-' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
+else
+	echo 'ifneq ($$(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),$$(DEB_HOST_ARCH))' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
+	echo 'override CROSS_COMPILE = $$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
+	echo 'endif' >> '$(DIR)/.kernelvariables'
+endif
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(DIR)' reportoldconfig
-endef
 
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-kernel-package:
-	$(SETUP_DIR)
 	mkdir -p '$(DIR)/debian'
 	cp debian/{changelog,control,copyright} '$(DIR)/debian'
 	touch '$(DIR)/debian/official'
@@ -155,7 +148,6 @@ $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-kernel-package:
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-plain \
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-plain-s390-tape \
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)-plain-xen:
-	$(SETUP_DIR)
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(DIR)' prepare $(JOBS_ARG)
 	touch '$@'