diff --git a/package/base/linux24-src/linux24-src.conf b/package/base/linux24-src/linux24-src.conf
index 5f704c92f..c2b431193 100644
--- a/package/base/linux24-src/linux24-src.conf
+++ b/package/base/linux24-src/linux24-src.conf
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ main_lx_src() {
 	cd linux-$ver-rock
 
 	lx_config
+	# remove debug configs 
+	rm -f .config.[1-9] 
 
 	if [ "$ROCKCFG_PKG_LINUX_CONFIG_STYLE" = none ] ; then
 		# create a valid .config (new settings may be available etc.)