diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 83c5e76..fbf39cc6 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG),)
 	$< -d arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
 else
-	@echo *** Default configuration is based on '$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)'
-	$(Q)$< -D arch/$(ARCH)/configs/$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG) arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
+	@echo "*** Default configuration is based on '$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)'"
+	$(Q)$< -D arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG) arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
 endif
 
 %_defconfig: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$< -D arch/$(ARCH)/configs/$@ arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
+	$(Q)$< -D arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@ arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
 
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