diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index 9b2706a..8a07ee4 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 char *zconf_curname(void);
 
 /* confdata.c */
+const char *conf_get_configname(void);
 char *conf_get_default_confname(void);
 void sym_set_change_count(int count);
 void sym_add_change_count(int count);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 462256d..d0e4fa5 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
 	init_wsize();
 	reset_dialog();
 	init_dialog(NULL);
-	set_config_filename(".config");
+	set_config_filename(conf_get_configname());
 	do {
 		conf(&rootmenu);
 		dialog_clear();