diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 3599a10b50..cd80904113 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_PAHOLE),y)
 LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += host-pahole
+LINUX_KCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES += host-pahole
 else
 define LINUX_FIXUP_CONFIG_PAHOLE_CHECK
 	$(Q)if grep -q "^CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y" $(KCONFIG_DOT_CONFIG); then \
@@ -387,6 +388,9 @@ LINUX_KCONFIG_EDITORS = menuconfig xconfig gconfig nconfig
 # therefore host-ccache would be ready, we use HOSTCC_NOCCACHE for
 # consistency with other kconfig packages.
 LINUX_KCONFIG_OPTS = $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)"
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_PAHOLE),y)
+LINUX_KCONFIG_OPTS += PAHOLE="$(HOST_DIR)/bin/pahole"
+endif
 
 # If no package has yet set it, set it from the Kconfig option
 LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES ?= $(BR2_LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES)