diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
index ceadf0e150cf..23d738a1acda 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
@@ -58,12 +58,16 @@ while true; do
 	esac
 done
 
-
+INITFILE=$1
+shift;
 
 MERGE_LIST=$*
 SED_CONFIG_EXP="s/^\(# \)\{0,1\}\(CONFIG_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)[= ].*/\2/p"
 TMP_FILE=$(mktemp ./.tmp.config.XXXXXXXXXX)
 
+echo "Using $INITFILE as base"
+cat $INITFILE > $TMP_FILE
+
 # Merge files, printing warnings on overrided values
 for MERGE_FILE in $MERGE_LIST ; do
 	echo "Merging $MERGE_FILE"