diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e02a5414d..94826a25c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,15 +92,27 @@ define install_acrn_debug
 	$(MAKE) -C $(T)/hypervisor HV_OBJDIR=$(HV_OUT)/$(1) BOARD=$(1) SCENARIO=$(2) RELEASE=$(RELEASE) install-debug
 endef
 
+HV_MAKEOPTS := -C $(T)/hypervisor BOARD=$(BOARD) SCENARIO=$(SCENARIO) HV_OBJDIR=$(HV_OUT) RELEASE=$(RELEASE)
+
 hypervisor:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(T)/hypervisor BOARD=$(BOARD) SCENARIO=$(SCENARIO) HV_OBJDIR=$(HV_OUT) RELEASE=$(RELEASE)
-	@echo -e "\n\033[47;30mACRN Configuration Summary:\033[0m \nBOARD = $(BOARD)\t SCENARIO = $(SCENARIO)" > $(HV_CFG_LOG); \
-	echo -e "BUILD type = \c" >> $(HV_CFG_LOG); \
-	if [ "$(RELEASE)" = "0" ]; then echo -e "DEBUG" >> $(HV_CFG_LOG); else echo -e "RELEASE" >> $(HV_CFG_LOG); fi; \
-	echo -e "VM configuration is based on:" >> $(HV_CFG_LOG); \
-	echo -e "\tSource code at:\t\t\t$(HV_OUT)/configs" >> $(HV_CFG_LOG);
+	$(MAKE) $(HV_MAKEOPTS)
+	@echo -e "ACRN Configuration Summary:" > $(HV_CFG_LOG)
+	@$(MAKE) showconfig $(HV_MAKEOPTS) -s >> $(HV_CFG_LOG)
 	@cat $(HV_CFG_LOG)
 
+# Targets that manipulate hypervisor configurations
+hvdefconfig:
+	@$(MAKE) defconfig $(HV_MAKEOPTS)
+
+hvshowconfig:
+	@$(MAKE) showconfig $(HV_MAKEOPTS) -s
+
+hvdiffconfig:
+	@$(MAKE) diffconfig $(HV_MAKEOPTS)
+
+hvapplydiffconfig:
+	@$(MAKE) applydiffconfig $(HV_MAKEOPTS) PATCH=$(abspath $(PATCH))
+
 devicemodel: tools
 	$(MAKE) -C $(T)/devicemodel DM_OBJDIR=$(DM_OUT) DM_BUILD_VERSION=$(BUILD_VERSION) DM_BUILD_TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) DM_ASL_COMPILER=$(ASL_COMPILER) TOOLS_OUT=$(TOOLS_OUT) RELEASE=$(RELEASE)
 
@@ -121,10 +133,10 @@ clean:
 install: hypervisor-install devicemodel-install tools-install
 
 hypervisor-install:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(T)/hypervisor HV_OBJDIR=$(HV_OUT) BOARD=$(BOARD) SCENARIO=$(SCENARIO) RELEASE=$(RELEASE) install
+	$(MAKE) $(HV_MAKEOPTS) install
 
 hypervisor-install-debug:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(T)/hypervisor HV_OBJDIR=$(HV_OUT) BOARD=$(BOARD) SCENARIO=$(SCENARIO) RELEASE=$(RELEASE) install-debug
+	$(MAKE) $(HV_MAKEOPTS) install-debug
 
 kbl-nuc-i7-industry:
 	$(call build_acrn,nuc7i7dnb,industry)