diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 0496efd6e11794223b4870ebc2e340e4098a006e..c1f4222d223d2ae5ef213db896beee86fe854e57 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ failure = $(if-success,$(1),n,y)
 
 # $(cc-option,<flag>)
 # Return y if the compiler supports <flag>, n otherwise
-cc-option = $(success,mkdir .tmp_$$$$; trap "rm -rf .tmp_$$$$" EXIT; $(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o .tmp_$$$$/tmp.o)
+cc-option = $(success,mkdir .tmp_$$; trap "rm -rf .tmp_$$" EXIT; $(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o .tmp_$$/tmp.o)
 
 # $(ld-option,<flag>)
 # Return y if the linker supports <flag>, n otherwise