diff --git a/libqpdf/build.mk b/libqpdf/build.mk
index 71b32d3..161be83 100644
--- a/libqpdf/build.mk
+++ b/libqpdf/build.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 TARGETS_libqpdf = libqpdf/$(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(call libname,qpdf)
 
 ifeq ($(MAINTAINER_MODE), 1)
-ifeq ($(shell if ./generate_auto_job --check; then echo 0; else echo 1; fi), 1)
 _ := $(shell ./generate_auto_job --generate)
 endif
-endif
 
 INCLUDES_libqpdf = include libqpdf
 LDFLAGS_libqpdf = -Llibqpdf/$(OUTPUT_DIR)