diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index cb3ec53a7c29f2e086aa72c6659f63ae76f2523f..41e2a9f5c85ac2c13b67d6d3bf4d47edf8947ca7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
 			cmp -s .tmp.config .config ||			\
 			(mv -f .config .config.old.1;			\
 			 mv -f .tmp.config .config;			\
-			 $(obj)/conf $(silent) --silentoldconfig $(Kconfig); \
+			 $(obj)/conf $(silent) --oldconfig $(Kconfig);	\
 			 mv -f .config.old.1 .config.old)		\
 	else								\
 			mv -f .tmp.config .config;			\
-			$(obj)/conf $(silent) --silentoldconfig $(Kconfig); \
+			$(obj)/conf $(silent) --oldconfig $(Kconfig);	\
 	fi
 	$(Q)rm -f .tmp.config