1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index b0cbbe2e41bb..1b8882ddbc74 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)