diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index b0cbbe2e41bb372c36a9aa152b44ab78607b0a62..1b8882ddbc74fed0fbed2c22f8dd317b6de0106b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 		out_h = fopen(".tmpconfig.h", "w");
 		if (!out_h)
 			return 1;
+		file_write_dep(NULL);
 	}
 	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
 	sym_calc_value(sym);
@@ -512,7 +513,6 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 	if (out_h) {
 		fclose(out_h);
 		rename(".tmpconfig.h", "include/linux/autoconf.h");
-		file_write_dep(NULL);
 	}
 	if (!name || basename != conf_def_filename) {
 		if (!name)