diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
index 42a987146..d4fbe2ff8 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 popd
 
-# Build custom kernel based on virtio-pmem and virtio-fs upstream patches
-VMLINUX_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/vmlinux"
-if [ ! -f "$VMLINUX_IMAGE" ]; then
-    build_custom_linux
-fi
+build_custom_linux
 
 BUILD_TARGET="$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-${CH_LIBC}"
 CFLAGS=""
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
index 66711dd65..44411aa04 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ FOCAL_OS_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_IMAGE_NAME"
 FW="$WORKLOADS_DIR/hypervisor-fw"
 
 VMLINUX_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/vmlinux"
-if [ ! -f "$VMLINUX_IMAGE" ]; then
-    build_custom_linux
-fi
+build_custom_linux
 
 BLK_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/blk.img"
 MNT_DIR="mount_image"