diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/common.mk b/toolchain/uClibc/common.mk
index efcbde8f02..0e3f5600d6 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/common.mk
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/common.mk
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define Host/Configure
 		$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config.new
 	cmp -s $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config.new $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config.last || { \
 		cp $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config.new $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config && \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) oldconfig KBUILD_HAVE_NLS= HOSTCFLAGS="-DKBUILD_NO_NLS" && \
+		$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) olddefconfig KBUILD_HAVE_NLS= HOSTCFLAGS="-DKBUILD_NO_NLS" && \
 		$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/extra/config conf KBUILD_HAVE_NLS= HOSTCFLAGS="-DKBUILD_NO_NLS" && \
 		cp $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config.new $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.config.last; \
 	}