diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 546cde1..f7c7b58 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = linux-clear
 	pkgdesc = Clear Linux
-	pkgver = 6.5.4
+	pkgver = 6.5.5
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ pkgbase = linux-clear
 	options = !strip
 	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz
 	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.sign
-	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/patch-6.5.4.xz
+	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/patch-6.5.5.xz
 	source = linux-clear::git+https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux.git#tag=6.5.4-1363
 	source = more-uarches-20230105.tar.gz::https://github.com/graysky2/kernel_compiler_patch/archive/20230105.tar.gz
 	validpgpkeys = ABAF11C65A2970B130ABE3C479BE3E4300411886
 	validpgpkeys = 647F28654894E3BD457199BE38DBBDC86092693E
 	sha256sums = 7a574bbc20802ea76b52ca7faf07267f72045e861b18915c5272a98c27abf884
 	sha256sums = SKIP
-	sha256sums = 14e8569a800595a7bf22d005fbaf72b70f81b86346be27fc9bfaa14c78480f8e
+	sha256sums = 22ad68c6c5f194f879fded9c44a205e394438fd505439e5f23e13e22ae1b7fe0
 	sha256sums = SKIP
 	sha256sums = 802946f623c69ae1a636b63697c23ca48af31a099415ed837d2c1e168a272d23
 
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index f08bab6..62c9f3a 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 ### IMPORTANT: Do no edit below this line unless you know what you're doing
 
 _major=6.5
-_minor=4
+_minor=5
 _srcname=linux-${_major}
 _clr=${_major}.4-1363
 _gcc_more_v='20230105'
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ export KBUILD_BUILD_HOST=archlinux
 export KBUILD_BUILD_USER=$pkgbase
 export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$(date -Ru${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:+d @$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH})"
 
-_make() {
-  test -s version
-  make KERNELRELEASE="$(<version)" "$@"
-}
-
 prepare() {
     cd ${_srcname}
 
@@ -138,10 +133,6 @@ prepare() {
     echo "-$pkgrel" > localversion.10-pkgrel
     echo "${pkgbase#linux}" > localversion.20-pkgname
 
-    make defconfig
-    make -s kernelrelease > version
-    make mrproper
-
     ### Add Clearlinux patches
     for i in $(grep '^Patch' ${srcdir}/$pkgbase/linux.spec |\
      grep -Ev '^Patch0132|^Patch0118|^Patch0113|^Patch0138' | sed -n 's/.*: //p'); do
@@ -247,7 +238,7 @@ prepare() {
                        -d DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
     fi
 
-    _make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} olddefconfig
+    make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} olddefconfig
     diff -u $srcdir/$pkgbase/config .config || :
 
     # https://github.com/graysky2/kernel_compiler_patch
@@ -290,6 +281,7 @@ prepare() {
         fi
     fi
 
+    make -s kernelrelease > version
     echo "Prepared $pkgbase version $(<version)"
 
     [[ -z "$_makenconfig" ]] || make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} nconfig
@@ -300,7 +292,7 @@ prepare() {
 
 build() {
     cd ${_srcname}
-    _make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} all
+    make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} all
 }
 
 _package() {
@@ -319,13 +311,13 @@ _package() {
     echo "Installing boot image..."
     # systemd expects to find the kernel here to allow hibernation
     # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/edda44605f06a41fb86b7ab8128dcf99161d2344
-    install -Dm644 "$(_make -s image_name)" "$modulesdir/vmlinuz"
+    install -Dm644 "$(make -s image_name)" "$modulesdir/vmlinuz"
 
     # Used by mkinitcpio to name the kernel
     echo "$pkgbase" | install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "$modulesdir/pkgbase"
 
     echo "Installing modules..."
-    ZSTD_CLEVEL=19 _make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 \
+    ZSTD_CLEVEL=19 make ${BUILD_FLAGS[*]} INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 \
         DEPMOD=/doesnt/exist modules_install  # Suppress depmod
 
     # remove build and source links
@@ -426,7 +418,7 @@ done
 
 sha256sums=('7a574bbc20802ea76b52ca7faf07267f72045e861b18915c5272a98c27abf884'
             'SKIP'
-            '14e8569a800595a7bf22d005fbaf72b70f81b86346be27fc9bfaa14c78480f8e'
+            '22ad68c6c5f194f879fded9c44a205e394438fd505439e5f23e13e22ae1b7fe0'
             'SKIP'
             '802946f623c69ae1a636b63697c23ca48af31a099415ed837d2c1e168a272d23')