diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index 49efae70397..0e69dd5f7a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ also use the environment variable KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG as a flag or a
 filename that contains config symbols that the user requires to be
 set to a specific value.  If KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG is used without a
 filename, "make *config" checks for a file named
-"all{yes/mod/no/random}.config" (corresponding to the *config command
+"all{yes/mod/no/def/random}.config" (corresponding to the *config command
 that was used) for symbol values that are to be forced.  If this file
 is not found, it checks for a file named "all.config" to contain forced
 values.
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 01bad1bd255..72973591c0f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ update-po-config: $(obj)/kxgettext $(obj)/gconf.glade.h
 	$(Q)rm -f arch/um/Kconfig.arch
 	$(Q)rm -f $(obj)/config.pot
 
-PHONY += allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig randconfig
+PHONY += allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig alldefconfig randconfig
 
-allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig randconfig: $(obj)/conf
+allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig alldefconfig randconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$< --$@ $(Kconfig)
 
 PHONY += listnewconfig oldnoconfig defconfig
@@ -117,11 +117,12 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  localmodconfig  - Update current config disabling modules not loaded'
 	@echo  '  localyesconfig  - Update current config converting local mods to core'
 	@echo  '  silentoldconfig - Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps'
-	@echo  '  randconfig	  - New config with random answer to all options'
-	@echo  '  defconfig	  - New config with default answer to all options'
-	@echo  '  allmodconfig	  - New config selecting modules when possible'
-	@echo  '  allyesconfig	  - New config where all options are accepted with yes'
+	@echo  '  defconfig	  - New config with default from ARCH supplied defconfig'
 	@echo  '  allnoconfig	  - New config where all options are answered with no'
+	@echo  '  allyesconfig	  - New config where all options are accepted with yes'
+	@echo  '  allmodconfig	  - New config selecting modules when possible'
+	@echo  '  alldefconfig    - New config with all symbols set to default'
+	@echo  '  randconfig	  - New config with random answer to all options'
 	@echo  '  listnewconfig   - List new options'
 	@echo  '  oldnoconfig     - Same as silentoldconfig but set new symbols to n (unset)'
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index ff5c914c0e5..c8bd33cb3bf 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum input_mode {
 	allnoconfig,
 	allyesconfig,
 	allmodconfig,
+	alldefconfig,
 	randconfig,
 	defconfig,
 	listnewconfig,
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ static struct option long_opts[] = {
 	{"allnoconfig",     no_argument,       NULL, allnoconfig},
 	{"allyesconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, allyesconfig},
 	{"allmodconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, allmodconfig},
+	{"alldefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, alldefconfig},
 	{"randconfig",      no_argument,       NULL, randconfig},
 	{"listnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, listnewconfig},
 	{"oldnoconfig",     no_argument,       NULL, oldnoconfig},
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 	case allnoconfig:
 	case allyesconfig:
 	case allmodconfig:
+	case alldefconfig:
 	case randconfig:
 		name = getenv("KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG");
 		if (name && !stat(name, &tmpstat)) {
@@ -544,6 +547,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		case allnoconfig:	name = "allno.config"; break;
 		case allyesconfig:	name = "allyes.config"; break;
 		case allmodconfig:	name = "allmod.config"; break;
+		case alldefconfig:	name = "alldef.config"; break;
 		case randconfig:	name = "allrandom.config"; break;
 		default: break;
 		}
@@ -578,6 +582,9 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 	case allmodconfig:
 		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_mod);
 		break;
+	case alldefconfig:
+		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_default);
+		break;
 	case randconfig:
 		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_random);
 		break;