diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index d4032d3d57..98b39544d2 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $SCRIPTS/build kmod:host
 
 BUILD_DATE=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
 
-if [ "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = devel -o "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = debug ]; then
+if [ "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = devel ]; then
   if ! GIT_BUILD=$(git rev-list --count HEAD 2>/dev/null)
   then
     GIT_BUILD=$(git rev-list HEAD | wc -l)