diff --git a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
index e2d52ee8ed..9d65b21ec5 100644
--- a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ define $(2)_FIXUP_DOT_CONFIG
 	$$(Q)touch $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_kconfig_fixup_done
 endef
 
+$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_kconfig_fixup_done: PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_kconfig_fixup_done: $$($(2)_DIR)/$$($(2)_KCONFIG_STAMP_DOTCONFIG)
 	$$($(2)_FIXUP_DOT_CONFIG)
 
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ $(2)_CONFIGURATOR_MAKE_ENV = \
 # end up having a valid @D.
 #
 $$(addprefix $(1)-,$$($(2)_KCONFIG_EDITORS)): $(1)-%: $$($(2)_DIR)/.kconfig_editor_%
+$$($(2)_DIR)/.kconfig_editor_%: PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_DIR)/.kconfig_editor_%: $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_kconfig_fixup_done
 	$$($(2)_CONFIGURATOR_MAKE_ENV) $$(MAKE) -C $$($(2)_DIR) \
 		$$(PKG_KCONFIG_COMMON_OPTS) $$($(2)_KCONFIG_OPTS) $$(*)
diff --git a/package/pkg-utils.mk b/package/pkg-utils.mk
index e1f3eafd62..d88a14ab0f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-utils.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-utils.mk
@@ -11,17 +11,26 @@
 # package, and more.
 #
 
-# KCONFIG_MUNGE_DOT_CONFIG (option, newline, file)
+# KCONFIG_DOT_CONFIG ([file])
+# Returns the path to the .config file that should be used, which will
+# be $(1) if provided, or the current package .config file otherwise.
+KCONFIG_DOT_CONFIG = $(strip \
+	$(if $(strip $(1)), $(1), \
+		$($(PKG)_BUILDDIR)/$($(PKG)_KCONFIG_DOTCONFIG) \
+	) \
+)
+
+# KCONFIG_MUNGE_DOT_CONFIG (option, newline [, file])
 define KCONFIG_MUNGE_DOT_CONFIG
-	$(SED) "/\\<$(strip $(1))\\>/d" $(strip $(3))
-	echo '$(strip $(2))' >> $(strip $(3))
+	$(SED) "/\\<$(strip $(1))\\>/d" $(call KCONFIG_DOT_CONFIG,$(3))
+	echo '$(strip $(2))' >> $(call KCONFIG_DOT_CONFIG,$(3))
 endef
 
-# KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT (option, file)
+# KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT (option [, file])
 KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT  = $(call KCONFIG_MUNGE_DOT_CONFIG, $(1), $(1)=y, $(2))
-# KCONFIG_SET_OPT (option, value, file)
+# KCONFIG_SET_OPT (option, value [, file])
 KCONFIG_SET_OPT     = $(call KCONFIG_MUNGE_DOT_CONFIG, $(1), $(1)=$(2), $(3))
-# KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT  (option, file)
+# KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT  (option [, file])
 KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT = $(call KCONFIG_MUNGE_DOT_CONFIG, $(1), $(SHARP_SIGN) $(1) is not set, $(2))
 
 # Helper functions to determine the name of a package and its