diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 593a1b40a..a3e5a0c02 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_installed: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_compiled
 
 linux26: host-module-init-tools $(LINUX26_DEPENDENCIES) $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_installed
 
-linux26-menuconfig linux26-xconfig linux26-gconfig: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_configured
+linux26-menuconfig linux26-xconfig linux26-gconfig: host-sed dirs $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_configured
 	$(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR) $(subst linux26-,,$@)
 
 # Support for rebuilding the kernel after the initramfs file list has