diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index b23f6bc46cfa1dd1029bb53dc7009c3c790f1088..65a7c1c588a94ab4623be0ddfe02a691fb2954c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=
 $(obj)/font.c: $(FONTC)
 	$(call cmd,shipped)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds.in arch/arm/boot/Makefile .config
+$(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds.in arch/arm/boot/Makefile $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)
 	@sed "$(SEDFLAGS)" < $< > $@