diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abe1aa02ed..c897db76c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CONFIG=package/config
 DATE:=$(shell date +%Y%m%d)
 
 noconfig_targets:=menuconfig nconfig gconfig xconfig config oldconfig randconfig \
-	defconfig %_defconfig allyesconfig allnoconfig release \
+	defconfig %_defconfig savedefconfig allyesconfig allnoconfig release \
 	randpackageconfig allyespackageconfig allnopackageconfig \
 	source-check help
 
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ defconfig: $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot-config/conf
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot-config
 	@$(COMMON_CONFIG_ENV) $< --defconfig=$(TOPDIR)/configs/$@ $(CONFIG_CONFIG_IN)
 
+savedefconfig: $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot-config/conf
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot-config
+	@$(COMMON_CONFIG_ENV) $< --savedefconfig=$(TOPDIR)/defconfig $(CONFIG_CONFIG_IN)
+
 # check if download URLs are outdated
 source-check: allyesconfig
 	$(MAKE) $(EXTRAMAKEARGS) _source-check