1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index db5d479000..3003fb1624 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ python sysroot_stage_all () {
     oe.path.copyhardlinktree(d.expand("${D}${KERNEL_SRC_PATH}"), d.expand("${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${KERNEL_SRC_PATH}"))
 }
 
+KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND ?= "oe_runmake oldnoconfig || yes '' | oe_runmake oldconfig"
+
 kernel_do_configure() {
         # fixes extra + in /lib/modules/2.6.37+
         # $ scripts/setlocalversion . => +
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ kernel_do_configure() {
         if [ -f "${WORKDIR}/defconfig" ] && [ ! -f "${B}/.config" ]; then
                 cp "${WORKDIR}/defconfig" "${B}/.config"
         fi
-        yes '' | oe_runmake oldconfig
+        eval ${KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND}
 }
 
 do_savedefconfig() {