diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35fc2c8884e..b1970b09cb1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ oldconfig: scripts/config/conf tmp/.config.in tmp/.config-target.in FORCE
 menuconfig: scripts/config/mconf tmp/.config.in tmp/.config-target.in FORCE
 	$< Config.in
 
+kernel_menuconfig: .config FORCE
+	$(MAKE) target/linux-prepare
+	$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) -C target/linux menuconfig
+
 package/%: tmp/.pkginfo tmp/.targetinfo FORCE
 	$(MAKE) -C package $(patsubst package/%,%,$@)
 
diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index 1ac847e93c4..24e7e858285 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ $(eval $(call shexport,Target/Description))
 download: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 prepare: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured $(TMP_DIR)/.kernel.mk
 compile: $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules
+menuconfig: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured FORCE
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) $(KERNEL_MAKEOPTS) menuconfig
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/config.pl $(LINUX_DIR)/.config > $(PLATFORM_DIR)/config
+ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.6)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/config.pl '>' $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/config-template $(LINUX_DIR)/.config > $(PLATFORM_DIR)/config-diff 
+endif
+
 install: $(LINUX_DIR)/.image
 
 clean: FORCE
diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile b/target/linux/Makefile
index 2a9cf7db2d0..69822879de7 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ compile:
 install:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD)-$(KERNEL) install
 	
+menuconfig: prepare
+	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD)-$(KERNEL) menuconfig
+
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD)-$(KERNEL) clean