diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index 50fb89e3d95dbb7a299ef3fa4eb5ed4f06b1c906..5ac1f2963ae383e391cb601c730ed645e0707b6a 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+config DEFCONFIG_LIST
+	string
+	option defconfig_list
+	default "arch/$ARCH/defconfig"
+
 # UML uses the generic IRQ sugsystem
 config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	bool
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 10382931eead561940c023bd1b376863b9b11dab..c8b2624af1767398632f68825014c825fbb7fe8e 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config DEFCONFIG_LIST
 	string
+	depends on !UML
 	option defconfig_list
 	default "/lib/modules/$UNAME_RELEASE/.config"
 	default "/etc/kernel-config"