diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a0de808bafcfa6d775c8f853ce79ba72a07a41f..c126a2f4eb5e432d3be05866642524741a676027 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -533,11 +533,11 @@ include $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile
 export KBUILD_DEFCONFIG KBUILD_KCONFIG
 
 config: scripts_basic outputmakefile FORCE
-	$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux include/config
+	$(Q)mkdir -p include/config
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/kconfig $@
 
 %config: scripts_basic outputmakefile FORCE
-	$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux include/config
+	$(Q)mkdir -p include/config
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/kconfig $@
 
 else