diff --git a/tools/viewconfig b/tools/viewconfig
index 9bcecf63c3..bfb0f4a1be 100755
--- a/tools/viewconfig
+++ b/tools/viewconfig
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
 . config/options ""
 . config/show_config
 
+# Needed to obtain some CFLAGS/LDFLAGS
+setup_toolchain target
+
 show_config