1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
index 2118af84e661..88d89b2986db 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ fi
 INITFILE=$1
 shift;
 
+if [ ! -r "$INITFILE" ]; then
+        echo "The base file '$INITFILE' does not exist.  Exit." >&2
+        exit 1
+fi
+
 MERGE_LIST=$*
 SED_CONFIG_EXP="s/^\(# \)\{0,1\}\(CONFIG_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)[= ].*/\2/p"
 TMP_FILE=$(mktemp ./.tmp.config.XXXXXXXXXX)