diff --git a/config/Makefile b/config/Makefile
index 22d895aca..3ab557795 100644
--- a/config/Makefile
+++ b/config/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ host-cobjs := $(sort $(foreach m,$(__hostprogs),$($(m)-objs)))
 host-cxxobjs := $(sort $(foreach m,$(__hostprogs),$($(m)-cxxobjs)))
 
 $(host-csingle): %: %.c
-	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$@) $< $(HOST_LOADLIBES) -o $@
+	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$@) $< $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$@) -o $@
 
 $(host-cmulti): %: $(host-cobjs) $(host-cshlib)
-	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$@) $($@-objs) $(HOST_LOADLIBES) -o $@
+	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$@) $($@-objs) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$@) -o $@
 
 $(host-cxxmulti): %: $(host-cxxobjs) $(host-cobjs) $(host-cshlib)
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$@) $($@-objs) $($@-cxxobjs) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$@) -o $@
diff --git a/config/Makefile.kconfig b/config/Makefile.kconfig
index 96de97024..46e1a45f0 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.kconfig
+++ b/config/Makefile.kconfig
@@ -127,11 +127,8 @@ check-lxdialog  := $(srctree)/$(src)/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
 
 # Use recursively expanded variables so we do not call gcc unless
 # we really need to do so. (Do not call gcc as part of make mrproper)
-HOST_EXTRACFLAGS = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ccflags)
-HOST_LOADLIBES   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
-
-HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DLOCALE
-
+HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ccflags) \
+                    -DLOCALE
 
 # ===========================================================================
 # Shared Makefile for the various kconfig executables:
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@ clean-files     += config.pot linux.pot
 PHONY += $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
 $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(lxdialog)): $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
 $(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOST_LOADLIBES)
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf)
 
 always := dochecklxdialog
 
@@ -208,6 +205,8 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_gconf	= `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`
 HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o	= `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
                           -D LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 
+HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf	= $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
+
 $(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/.tmp_qtcheck
 
 ifeq ($(qconf-target),1)