diff --git a/src/ostbuild/pyostbuild/builtin_compile_one.py b/src/ostbuild/pyostbuild/builtin_compile_one.py
index b18f00d9..08d3614f 100755
--- a/src/ostbuild/pyostbuild/builtin_compile_one.py
+++ b/src/ostbuild/pyostbuild/builtin_compile_one.py
@@ -152,10 +152,7 @@ class OstbuildCompileOne(builtins.Builtin):
         args.extend(self.configargs)
         run_sync(args, cwd=builddir)
 
-        if use_builddir:
-            makefile_path = os.path.join(builddir, 'Makefile')
-        else:
-            makefile_path = 'Makefile'
+        makefile_path = os.path.join(builddir, 'Makefile')
         if not os.path.exists(makefile_path):
             fatal("No Makefile found")