diff --git a/arch/nios2/Makefile b/arch/nios2/Makefile
index e142c9ee51fa..2328f82ba2a8 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nios2/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # Nios2 port by Wind River Systems Inc trough:
 #   fredrik.markstrom@gmail.com and ivarholmqvist@gmail.com
 
+KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := 3c120_defconfig
+
 UTS_SYSNAME = Linux
 
 export MMU