diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 91cdaeae4f35..4403ddb924d5 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -343,21 +343,18 @@ printf "%08x\n" $$dec_size |						\
 
 quiet_cmd_bzip2 = BZIP2   $@
 cmd_bzip2 = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
-	bzip2 -9 && $(call size_append, $(filter-out FORCE,$^))) > $@ || \
-	(rm -f $@ ; false)
+	bzip2 -9 || (rm -f $@ ; false)
 
 # Lzma
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 quiet_cmd_lzma = LZMA    $@
 cmd_lzma = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
-	lzma -9 && $(call size_append, $(filter-out FORCE,$^))) > $@ || \
-	(rm -f $@ ; false)
+	lzma -9 || (rm -f $@ ; false)
 
 quiet_cmd_lzo = LZO     $@
 cmd_lzo = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
-	lzop -9 && $(call size_append, $(filter-out FORCE,$^))) > $@ || \
-	(rm -f $@ ; false)
+	lzop -9 || (rm -f $@ ; false)
 
 quiet_cmd_lz4 = LZ4     $@
 cmd_lz4 = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
@@ -407,9 +404,7 @@ quiet_cmd_uimage = UIMAGE  $(UIMAGE_OUT)
 # decompression mode. A BCJ filter isn't used either.
 quiet_cmd_xzkern = XZKERN  $@
 cmd_xzkern = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
-	sh $(srctree)/scripts/xz_wrap.sh && \
-	$(call size_append, $(filter-out FORCE,$^))) > $@ || \
-	(rm -f $@ ; false)
+	sh $(srctree)/scripts/xz_wrap.sh || (rm -f $@ ; false)
 
 quiet_cmd_xzmisc = XZMISC  $@
 cmd_xzmisc = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \