diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index aa8bdc1634..f4e54394e6 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ if [ "${BOOTLOADER}" = "u-boot" -a -n "${DEVICE}" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-show_config
-
 ${SCRIPTS}/checkdeps
 
 # Setup both toolchain cmake configs to avoid potentially racy behaviour later.
@@ -28,6 +26,8 @@ ${SCRIPTS}/checkdeps
 ( setup_toolchain host )
 setup_toolchain target
 
+show_config
+
 function do_mkimage() {
   # Variables used in mkimage script must be passed
   env \
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