diff --git a/arch/alpha/Makefile b/arch/alpha/Makefile
index 12dee59b011c..b3314e0dcb6f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1994 by Linus Torvalds
 #
 
+KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := defconfig
+
 NM := $(NM) -B
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -static -N #-relax
diff --git a/arch/alpha/defconfig b/arch/alpha/configs/defconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/alpha/defconfig
rename to arch/alpha/configs/defconfig