diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index c915cc6e40be0e47f1b3f68c4ba8ff8405256a5b..98fe3df6df82a451edf46bb3716b17fd1dc0ef12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1582,6 +1582,7 @@ source kernel/Kconfig.hz
 
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call"
+	select BUILD_BIN2C
 	---help---
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index a291b7ef473893891481f188b81f7dfce1550942..44f9ed3dae2286a80792918b79c50870317410c4 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -783,8 +783,13 @@ endchoice
 
 endmenu # "RCU Subsystem"
 
+config BUILD_BIN2C
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config IKCONFIG
 	tristate "Kernel .config support"
+	select BUILD_BIN2C
 	---help---
 	  This option enables the complete Linux kernel ".config" file
 	  contents to be saved in the kernel. It provides documentation
diff --git a/scripts/basic/Makefile b/scripts/basic/Makefile
index afbc1cd69ac5f30bcc4c93173215818dc9e169ba..ec10d9345bc2d9b978d8cae4d85bf2fd89ab121c 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/basic/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # fixdep: 	 Used to generate dependency information during build process
 
 hostprogs-y	:= fixdep
-hostprogs-$(CONFIG_IKCONFIG)     += bin2c
+hostprogs-$(CONFIG_BUILD_BIN2C)     += bin2c
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y)
 
 # fixdep is needed to compile other host programs