diff --git a/package/base/linux/linux.conf b/package/base/linux/linux.conf
index a609a3cac..4a4c5d2a0 100644
--- a/package/base/linux/linux.conf
+++ b/package/base/linux/linux.conf
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ auto_config ()
 
 	for x in $confscripts ; do
 		echo "  running: $x"
-		sh $x .config
+		. $x .config
 	done
 	cp .config .config.3