diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 707a219f65..53bc6d443c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ do_kernel_checkout[dirs] = "${S}"
 
 addtask kernel_checkout before do_patch after do_unpack
 
-do_kernel_configme[dirs] = "${S} ${B}"
+do_kernel_configme[dirs] += "${S} ${B}"
 do_kernel_configme() {
 	echo "[INFO] doing kernel configme"
 	export KMETA=${KMETA}