diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 90a091b6ae4d..eb8144643b78 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ clean-files     += config.pot linux.pot
 
 # Check that we have the required ncurses stuff installed for lxdialog (menuconfig)
 PHONY += $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
-$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(lxdialog)): $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
+$(addprefix $(obj)/, mconf.o $(lxdialog)): $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
 $(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
 	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf)