diff --git a/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-4.9.0.sh b/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-4.9.0.sh
index 9b01fb3..cb55552 100755
--- a/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-4.9.0.sh
+++ b/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-4.9.0.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-printf "all:\n\nclean:\n" > bpf_testmod/Makefile
-touch bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.ko
+printf "all:\n\ttouch bpf_testmod.ko\n\nclean:\n" > bpf_testmod/Makefile
diff --git a/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-5.5.0.sh b/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-5.5.0.sh
index 9b01fb3..cb55552 100755
--- a/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-5.5.0.sh
+++ b/travis-ci/vmtest/prepare_selftests-5.5.0.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-printf "all:\n\nclean:\n" > bpf_testmod/Makefile
-touch bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.ko
+printf "all:\n\ttouch bpf_testmod.ko\n\nclean:\n" > bpf_testmod/Makefile