diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 915a39a03298..6d69c7ccdcc7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ localmodconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
 	fi
 	$(Q)rm -f .tmp.config
 
-localyesconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl
+localyesconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
 	$(Q)perl $< $(Kconfig) > .tmp.config
 	$(Q)sed -i s/=m/=y/ .tmp.config
 	$(Q)if [ -f .config ]; then 				\