diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 999e8a7d5bf7..006c96f5fcb5 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ silentoldconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$< -s $(Kconfig)
 
 localmodconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
+	$(Q)mkdir -p include/generated
 	$(Q)perl $< $(srctree) $(Kconfig) > .tmp.config
 	$(Q)if [ -f .config ]; then 				\
 			cmp -s .tmp.config .config ||		\
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ localmodconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
 	$(Q)rm -f .tmp.config
 
 localyesconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
+	$(Q)mkdir -p include/generated
 	$(Q)perl $< $(srctree) $(Kconfig) > .tmp.config
 	$(Q)sed -i s/=m/=y/ .tmp.config
 	$(Q)if [ -f .config ]; then 				\