1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index e0d7e2190..ed07c4c62 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 # Kernel configuration targets
 # These targets are used from top-level makefile
 
+# If w64devkit isn't run via w64devkit.exe W64DEVKIT won't be
+# defined.  If HOSTCC targets the mingw32 platform set W64DEVKIT.
+ifndef W64DEVKIT
+        host_target := $(shell $(HOSTCC) -v 2>&1 | grep ^Target:)
+        host_platform := $(lastword $(subst -, ,$(host_target)))
+        ifeq ($(host_platform),mingw32)
+                W64DEVKIT := 1
+                export W64DEVKIT
+        endif
+endif
+
 PHONY += oldconfig xconfig gconfig menuconfig config silentoldconfig update-po-config
 
 xconfig: $(obj)/qconf