diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 b/usr.sbin/config/config.8
index 904ef6b843e5..03cffb4a0837 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/config/config.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/config/config.8
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Note that
 does not append
 .Ar SYSTEM_NAME
 to the directory given.
+.It Fl m
+Print the MACHINE and MACHINE_ARCH values for this
+kernel and exit.
 .It Fl g
 Configure a system for debugging.
 .It Fl x Ar kernel
diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/configvers.h b/usr.sbin/config/configvers.h
index 2d43329b37b4..c58a64b9fec4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/config/configvers.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/config/configvers.h
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
  *
  * $FreeBSD$
  */
-#define	CONFIGVERS	600009
+#define	CONFIGVERS	600010
 #define	MAJOR_VERS(x)	((x) / 100000)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/main.c b/usr.sbin/config/main.c
index e63e6ab8f569..b59bba443a6c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/config/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/config/main.c
@@ -110,13 +110,18 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *p;
 	char xxx[MAXPATHLEN];
 	char *kernfile;
+	int printmachine;
 
+	printmachine = 0;
 	kernfile = NULL;
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "Cd:gpVx:")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "Cd:gmpVx:")) != -1)
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'C':
 			filebased = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'm':
+			printmachine = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'd':
 			if (*destdir == '\0')
 				strlcpy(destdir, optarg, sizeof(destdir));
@@ -171,13 +176,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		strlcat(destdir, PREFIX, sizeof(destdir));
 	}
 
-	p = path((char *)NULL);
-	if (stat(p, &buf)) {
-		if (mkdir(p, 0777))
-			err(2, "%s", p);
-	} else if (!S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
-		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s isn't a directory", p);
-
 	SLIST_INIT(&cputype);
 	SLIST_INIT(&mkopt);
 	SLIST_INIT(&opt);
@@ -207,6 +205,19 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	checkversion();
 
+	if (printmachine) {
+		printf("%s\t%s\n",machinename,machinearch);
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	/* Make compile directory */
+	p = path((char *)NULL);
+	if (stat(p, &buf)) {
+		if (mkdir(p, 0777))
+			err(2, "%s", p);
+	} else if (!S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
+		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s isn't a directory", p);
+
 	/*
 	 * make symbolic links in compilation directory
 	 * for "sys" (to make genassym.c work along with #include <sys/xxx>)
@@ -280,7 +291,7 @@ static void
 usage(void)
 {
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: config [-CgpV] [-d destdir] sysname\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: config [-CgmpV] [-d destdir] sysname\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "       config -x kernel\n");
 	exit(EX_USAGE);
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/mkoptions.c b/usr.sbin/config/mkoptions.c
index 044b669f3a32..2992ec35ad73 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/config/mkoptions.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/config/mkoptions.c
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ options(void)
 	SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&opt, op, op_next);
 
 	read_options();
+
+	/* Fake the value of MACHINE_ARCH as an option if necessary */
+	SLIST_FOREACH(ol, &otab, o_next) {
+		if (strcasecmp(ol->o_name, machinearch) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		op = (struct opt *)calloc(1, sizeof(*op));
+		if (op == NULL)
+			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "calloc");
+		op->op_name = ns(ol->o_name);
+		SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&opt, op, op_next);
+		break;
+	}
+
 	SLIST_FOREACH(op, &opt, op_next) {
 		SLIST_FOREACH(ol, &otab, o_next) {
 			if (eq(op->op_name, ol->o_name) &&