diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index bd8da65..7f3eeca 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 # Kernel configuration targets
 # These targets are used from top-level makefile
 
-PHONY += xconfig gconfig menuconfig config syncconfig \
-	localmodconfig localyesconfig
+PHONY += xconfig gconfig menuconfig config localmodconfig localyesconfig
 
 ifdef KBUILD_KCONFIG
 Kconfig := $(KBUILD_KCONFIG)
@@ -34,12 +33,6 @@
 nconfig: $(obj)/nconf
 	$< $(silent) $(Kconfig)
 
-# This has become an internal implementation detail and is now deprecated
-# for external use.
-syncconfig: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)mkdir -p include/config include/generated
-	$< $(silent) --$@ $(Kconfig)
-
 localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$(Q)perl $(srctree)/$(src)/streamline_config.pl --$@ $(srctree) $(Kconfig) > .tmp.config
 	$(Q)if [ -f .config ]; then 					\
@@ -55,8 +48,12 @@
 	$(Q)rm -f .tmp.config
 
 # These targets map 1:1 to the commandline options of 'conf'
+#
+# Note:
+#  syncconfig has become an internal implementation detail and is now
+#  deprecated for external use
 simple-targets := oldconfig allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig \
-	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig
+	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig syncconfig
 PHONY += $(simple-targets)
 
 $(simple-targets): $(obj)/conf
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 88429d7..fad403d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -899,6 +899,9 @@ static int conf_write_dep(const char *name)
 
 	fprintf(out, "\n$(deps_config): ;\n");
 	fclose(out);
+
+	if (make_parent_dir(name))
+		return 1;
 	rename("..config.tmp", name);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -915,6 +918,8 @@ static int conf_split_config(void)
 	conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_AUTO);
 	sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
 
+	if (make_parent_dir("include/config/foo.h"))
+		return 1;
 	if (chdir("include/config"))
 		return 1;
 
@@ -991,6 +996,7 @@ static int conf_split_config(void)
 				res = 1;
 				goto out;
 			}
+
 			/* Try it again. */
 			fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
 			if (fd == -1) {
@@ -1063,14 +1069,22 @@ int conf_write_autoconf(void)
 	name = getenv("KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER");
 	if (!name)
 		name = "include/generated/autoconf.h";
+	if (make_parent_dir(name))
+		return 1;
 	if (rename(".tmpconfig.h", name))
 		return 1;
+
 	name = getenv("KCONFIG_TRISTATE");
 	if (!name)
 		name = "include/config/tristate.conf";
+	if (make_parent_dir(name))
+		return 1;
 	if (rename(".tmpconfig_tristate", name))
 		return 1;
+
 	name = conf_get_autoconfig_name();
+	if (make_parent_dir(name))
+		return 1;
 	/*
 	 * This must be the last step, kbuild has a dependency on auto.conf
 	 * and this marks the successful completion of the previous steps.