diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 844bc9da08d..026e519f6be 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ nconfig: $(obj)/nconf
 oldconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$< --$@ $(Kconfig)
 
+defoldconfig: $(obj)/conf
+	$< --defconfig=.config $(Kconfig)
+
 silentoldconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$(Q)mkdir -p include/generated
 	$< --$@ $(Kconfig)