diff --git a/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh b/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
index 6e6d63957da3..84bf6b500815 100755
--- a/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
+++ b/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
@@ -39,14 +39,7 @@ case "$KBUILD_VERBOSE" in
 esac
 
 # We need access to CONFIG_ symbols
-case "${KCONFIG_CONFIG}" in
-*/*)
-	. "${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
-	;;
-*)
-	# Force using a file from the current directory
-	. "./${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
-esac
+. include/config/auto.conf
 
 # Generate a new ksym list file with symbols needed by the current
 # set of modules.
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index bc7f1fc1f55b..dc0e8c5a1402 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -171,14 +171,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
 fi
 
 # We need access to CONFIG_ symbols
-case "${KCONFIG_CONFIG}" in
-*/*)
-	. "${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
-	;;
-*)
-	# Force using a file from the current directory
-	. "./${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
-esac
+. include/config/auto.conf
 
 # Update version
 info GEN .version