diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 399973e..d7bd353 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -881,6 +881,9 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (make_parent_dir(name))
+		return -1;
+
 	env = getenv("KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG");
 	if (env && *env) {
 		*tmpname = 0;