diff --git a/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/linux-check-removal b/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/linux-check-removal
index 2c2a8ba21..40eb26b93 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/linux-check-removal
+++ b/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/linux-check-removal
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ abi <abi/4.0>,
 include <tunables/global>
 
 @{exec_path} = @{bin}/linux-check-removal
-profile linux-check-removal @{exec_path} flags=(complain) {
+profile linux-check-removal @{exec_path} {
   include <abstractions/base>
   include <abstractions/common/debconf>
 
diff --git a/dists/flags/main.flags b/dists/flags/main.flags
index 5f5d8dc5f..d139c7622 100644
--- a/dists/flags/main.flags
+++ b/dists/flags/main.flags
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ libvirt-dbus complain
 libvirtd attach_disconnected,complain
 lightdm attach_disconnected,complain
 lightdm-session complain
-linux-check-removal  complain
+linux-check-removal complain
 linux-update-symlinks complain
 locale-gen complain
 localectl complain