diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 743b979175..bdb7e1a0d8 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -263,6 +263,18 @@ kernel_config_path() {
   done
 }
 
+kernel_make() {
+  LDFLAGS="" make CROSS_COMPILE=$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX \
+    ARCH="$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH" \
+    HOSTCC="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc" \
+    HOSTCXX="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++" \
+    HOSTCFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS" \
+    HOSTLDFLAGS="$HOST_LDFLAGS" \
+    HOSTCXXFLAGS="$HOST_CXXFLAGS" \
+    DEPMOD="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" \
+    "$@"
+}
+
 # get kernel module dir
 get_module_dir() {
   if [ -n "${_CACHED_KERNEL_MODULE_DIR}" ]; then