diff --git a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
index 86d7c14fdb..e435b95bcf 100644
--- a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ $(2)_KCONFIG_RULES = \
 # Since the file could be a defconfig file it needs to be expanded to a
 # full .config first.
 $$($(2)_DIR)/$$($(2)_KCONFIG_STAMP_DOTCONFIG): $$($(2)_KCONFIG_FILE) $$($(2)_KCONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES)
+	$$(call prepare-per-package-directory,$$($(2)_KCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES))
 	$$(call kconfig-package-merge-config,$(2),$$(@D)/$$($(2)_KCONFIG_DOTCONFIG),\
 		$$($(2)_KCONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES))
 	$$(Q)touch $$(@D)/$$($(2)_KCONFIG_STAMP_DOTCONFIG)