1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22bc7cc4b157..5435d11d8276 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ endif
 KCONFIG_CONFIG	?= .config
 export KCONFIG_CONFIG
 
+# Default file for 'make defconfig'. This may be overridden by arch-Makefile.
+export KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := defconfig
+
 # SHELL used by kbuild
 CONFIG_SHELL := sh