diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 22ca30f6a6bd..66c8fd1f1d8e 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
 	default ARCH_DEFCONFIG
 	default "arch/$(ARCH)/defconfig"
 
+config CC_IS_GCC
+	def_bool $(success,$(CC) --version | head -n 1 | grep -q gcc)
+
+config GCC_VERSION
+	int
+	default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh -p $(CC) | sed 's/^0*//') if CC_IS_GCC
+	default 0
+
 config CONSTRUCTORS
 	bool
 	depends on !UML