diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/util.c b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
index 656d2c8..e3f28b9 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/util.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
 		else
 			fprintf(out, "\t%s\n", file->name);
 	}
-	fprintf(out, "\n.config include/linux/autoconf.h: $(deps_config)\n\n$(deps_config):\n");
+	fprintf(out, "\ninclude/config/auto.conf: \\\n"
+		     "\t$(deps_config)\n\n"
+		     "$(deps_config): ;\n");
 	fclose(out);
 	rename("..config.tmp", name);
 	return 0;