reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=56f64b370612d8967df2c2e0cead805444d4e71a git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout 56f64b370612d8967df2c2e0cead805444d4e71a # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=um olddefconfig make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=um prepare