diff -aruN a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2011-09-05 19:35:17.000000000 -0700
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2012-01-04 10:28:30.000000000 -0800
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	$(MTIME_IS_COARSE) && sleep 1
 
 %_defconfig: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$< -D configs/$@ Config.in
+	$(Q)$< -D $@ Config.in
 	$(MTIME_IS_COARSE) && sleep 1
 
 # Help text used by make help