diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index 5c17eea8dd..180ed9951e 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ifndef UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE
 UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_UCLIBC_CONFIG))
 endif
 
+UCLIBC_KCONFIG_EDITORS = menuconfig nconfig
 UCLIBC_KCONFIG_FILE = $(UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE)
 UCLIBC_KCONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_UCLIBC_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES))