diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8c848434..3f527d6cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,9 +113,14 @@ context_serialize:
 
 context: context_serialize
 
-preconfig:$(foreach SDIR, $(BUILDIRS), $(SDIR)_preconfig)
+$(TOPDIR)/.config:
+
+Kconfig: $(TOPDIR)/.config
+	$(foreach SDIR, $(BUILDIRS), $(SDIR)_preconfig)
 	$(Q) $(MKKCONFIG)
 
+preconfig: Kconfig
+
 .depdirs: $(foreach SDIR, $(CONFIGURED_APPS), $(SDIR)_depend)
 
 .depend: context Makefile .depdirs
diff --git a/netutils/thttpd/Makefile b/netutils/thttpd/Makefile
index 57425ec2e..44583ed15 100644
--- a/netutils/thttpd/Makefile
+++ b/netutils/thttpd/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 -include $(TOPDIR)/.config
 -include $(TOPDIR)/Make.defs
+
+DELIM = $(strip /)
 include $(APPDIR)$(DELIM)Make.defs
 
 # THTTPD Library