diff --git a/scripts/kernel_bump.sh b/scripts/kernel_bump.sh
index de964ab36f1b95..ea86c558a31dab 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel_bump.sh
+++ b/scripts/kernel_bump.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2024 Olliver Schinagl <oliver@schinagl.nl>
 
-set -eux
+set -eu
 if [ -n "${DEBUG_TRACE_SH:-}" ] && \
    [ "${DEBUG_TRACE_SH:-}" != "${DEBUG_TRACE_SH#*"$(basename "${0}")"*}" ] || \
    [ "${DEBUG_TRACE_SH:-}" = 'all' ]; then