diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f139aea47557..8e9c95eb783d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ KERNCONFS!=	cd ${KERNSRCDIR}/${TARGET}/conf && \
 universe_kernconfs: universe_kernels_prologue .PHONY
 .for kernel in ${KERNCONFS}
 TARGET_ARCH_${kernel}!=	cd ${KERNSRCDIR}/${TARGET}/conf && \
+	env PATH=${HOST_OBJTOP}/tmp/legacy/bin:${PATH:Q} \
 	config -m ${KERNSRCDIR}/${TARGET}/conf/${kernel} 2> /dev/null | \
 	grep -v WARNING: | cut -f 2
 .if empty(TARGET_ARCH_${kernel})