diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
index 442b3b3..45b20e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 inat_tables_script = $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
 inat_tables_maps = $(srctree)/arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt
 quiet_cmd_inat_tables = GEN     $@
-      cmd_inat_tables = $(AWK) -f $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps) > $@
+      cmd_inat_tables = $(AWK) -f $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps) > $@ || rm -f $@
 
 $(obj)/inat-tables.c: $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps)
 	$(call cmd,inat_tables)