diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/.gitignore b/scripts/kconfig/.gitignore
index 0aabc1d6a1826c93ba855f979469dcd47aacb76f..b5bf92f66d11c44b03c56448f2b267997ba1b64d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Generated files
 #
 *.moc
+*conf-cfg
 
 #
 # configuration programs
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 679e62e5a15cde2d9bc87754c93cd8a0964a6a75..c05ab001b54c20383f27efd830e33a29aa86b3f9 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -157,53 +157,53 @@ conf-objs	:= conf.o $(common-objs)
 hostprogs-y	+= nconf
 nconf-objs	:= nconf.o nconf.gui.o $(common-objs)
 
-HOSTLDLIBS_nconf	= $(shell . $(obj)/.nconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
-HOSTCFLAGS_nconf.o	= $(shell . $(obj)/.nconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
-HOSTCFLAGS_nconf.gui.o	= $(shell . $(obj)/.nconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
+HOSTLDLIBS_nconf	= $(shell . $(obj)/nconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
+HOSTCFLAGS_nconf.o	= $(shell . $(obj)/nconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
+HOSTCFLAGS_nconf.gui.o	= $(shell . $(obj)/nconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
 
-$(obj)/nconf.o $(obj)/nconf.gui.o: $(obj)/.nconf-cfg
+$(obj)/nconf.o $(obj)/nconf.gui.o: $(obj)/nconf-cfg
 
 # mconf: Used for the menuconfig target based on lxdialog
 hostprogs-y	+= mconf
 lxdialog	:= checklist.o inputbox.o menubox.o textbox.o util.o yesno.o
 mconf-objs	:= mconf.o $(addprefix lxdialog/, $(lxdialog)) $(common-objs)
 
-HOSTLDLIBS_mconf = $(shell . $(obj)/.mconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
+HOSTLDLIBS_mconf = $(shell . $(obj)/mconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
 $(foreach f, mconf.o $(lxdialog), \
-  $(eval HOSTCFLAGS_$f = $$(shell . $(obj)/.mconf-cfg && echo $$$$cflags)))
+  $(eval HOSTCFLAGS_$f = $$(shell . $(obj)/mconf-cfg && echo $$$$cflags)))
 
-$(obj)/mconf.o: $(obj)/.mconf-cfg
-$(addprefix $(obj)/lxdialog/, $(lxdialog)): $(obj)/.mconf-cfg
+$(obj)/mconf.o: $(obj)/mconf-cfg
+$(addprefix $(obj)/lxdialog/, $(lxdialog)): $(obj)/mconf-cfg
 
 # qconf: Used for the xconfig target based on Qt
 hostprogs-y	+= qconf
 qconf-cxxobjs	:= qconf.o
 qconf-objs	:= images.o $(common-objs)
 
-HOSTLDLIBS_qconf	= $(shell . $(obj)/.qconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
-HOSTCXXFLAGS_qconf.o	= $(shell . $(obj)/.qconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
+HOSTLDLIBS_qconf	= $(shell . $(obj)/qconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
+HOSTCXXFLAGS_qconf.o	= $(shell . $(obj)/qconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
 
-$(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/.qconf-cfg $(obj)/qconf.moc
+$(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/qconf-cfg $(obj)/qconf.moc
 
 quiet_cmd_moc = MOC     $@
-      cmd_moc = $(shell . $(obj)/.qconf-cfg && echo $$moc) -i $< -o $@
+      cmd_moc = $(shell . $(obj)/qconf-cfg && echo $$moc) -i $< -o $@
 
-$(obj)/%.moc: $(src)/%.h $(obj)/.qconf-cfg
+$(obj)/%.moc: $(src)/%.h $(obj)/qconf-cfg
 	$(call cmd,moc)
 
 # gconf: Used for the gconfig target based on GTK+
 hostprogs-y	+= gconf
 gconf-objs	:= gconf.o images.o $(common-objs)
 
-HOSTLDLIBS_gconf    = $(shell . $(obj)/.gconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
-HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o  = $(shell . $(obj)/.gconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
+HOSTLDLIBS_gconf    = $(shell . $(obj)/gconf-cfg && echo $$libs)
+HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o  = $(shell . $(obj)/gconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
 
-$(obj)/gconf.o: $(obj)/.gconf-cfg
+$(obj)/gconf.o: $(obj)/gconf-cfg
 
 # check if necessary packages are available, and configure build flags
 filechk_conf_cfg = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $<
 
-$(obj)/.%conf-cfg: $(src)/%conf-cfg.sh FORCE
+$(obj)/%conf-cfg: $(src)/%conf-cfg.sh FORCE
 	$(call filechk,conf_cfg)
 
-clean-files += .*conf-cfg
+clean-files += conf-cfg