diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index e62f1e000a7b..3d569d6022c2 100644
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,14 @@ if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
 fi
 
 # We need access to CONFIG_ symbols
-. ${KCONFIG_CONFIG}
+case "${KCONFIG_CONFIG}" in
+*/*)
+	. "${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
+	;;
+*)
+	# Force using a file from the current directory
+	. "./${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
+esac
 
 #link vmlinux.o
 info LD vmlinux.o