diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 79662658fb91..5e2176cba4a6 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ $(obj)/.tmp_qtcheck:
 	else \
 	  cflags="\$$(shell pkg-config QtCore QtGui Qt3Support --cflags)"; \
 	  libs="\$$(shell pkg-config QtCore QtGui Qt3Support --libs)"; \
-	  binpath="\$$(shell pkg-config QtCore --variable=prefix)"; \
-	  moc="$$binpath/bin/moc"; \
+	  moc="\$$(shell pkg-config QtCore --variable=moc_location)"; \
+	  [ -n "$$moc" ] || moc="\$$(shell pkg-config QtCore --variable=prefix)/bin/moc"; \
 	fi; \
 	echo "KC_QT_CFLAGS=$$cflags" > $@; \
 	echo "KC_QT_LIBS=$$libs" >> $@; \