diff --git a/rules/functions b/rules/functions
index 4d00edd127..70410a6b4f 100644
--- a/rules/functions
+++ b/rules/functions
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ endef
 ## Uninstall debs
 ###############################################################################
 define UNINSTALL_DEBS
-$(info $(1))
-$(foreach deb,$(1), \
-	{ while true; do \
-		if mkdir $(DEBS_PATH)/dpkg_lock &> /dev/null; then \
-			{ sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive dpkg -P $(firstword $(subst _, ,$(basename $(deb)))) $(LOG) && rm -d $(DEBS_PATH)/dpkg_lock && break; } || { rm -d $(DEBS_PATH)/dpkg_lock && exit 1 ; } \
-	    fi; \
-	done; } )
+if [ -n "$(1)" ]; then \
+    while true; do \
+        if mkdir $(DEBS_PATH)/dpkg_lock &> /dev/null; then \
+		    { sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive dpkg -P $(foreach deb,$(1),$(firstword $(subst _, ,$(basename $(deb))))) $(LOG) && rm -d $(DEBS_PATH)/dpkg_lock && break; } || { rm -d $(DEBS_PATH)/dpkg_lock && exit 1 ; } \
+        fi; \
+    done; \
+fi
 endef