diff --git a/projects/kernel-config/.gitignore b/projects/kernel-config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bc4b71ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/kernel-config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+check-kernel-config.sh
diff --git a/projects/kernel-config/Dockerfile b/projects/kernel-config/Dockerfile
index 067c2c0f5..346a29443 100644
--- a/projects/kernel-config/Dockerfile
+++ b/projects/kernel-config/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN cat linux-${KERNEL_VERSION}.tar.xz | tar --absolute-names -xJ &&  mv /linux-
 
 RUN mkdir /config
 COPY kernel_config.* /config/
-COPY makeconfig.sh /config
+COPY *.sh /config/
 
 # Apply local patches
 COPY patches-${KERNEL_SERIES} /patches
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN set -e && for patch in /patches/*.patch; do \
     done
 
 RUN /config/makeconfig.sh ${ARCH} ${KERNEL_SERIES}
+RUN /config/check-kernel-config.sh /linux/.config
 
 RUN mkdir /out
 RUN printf "KERNEL_SOURCE=${KERNEL_SOURCE}\n" > /out/kernel-source-info
diff --git a/projects/kernel-config/Makefile b/projects/kernel-config/Makefile
index 5e666adaf..9462a65b5 100644
--- a/projects/kernel-config/Makefile
+++ b/projects/kernel-config/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ sign:
 # build_4.9.x_dbg and adds "_dbg" to the hub image name.
 define kernel
 build_$(2)$(3): Dockerfile Makefile $(wildcard patches-$(2)/*) $(wildcard kernel_config.$(2)*) kernel_config.base kernel_config.$(ARCH)
+	cp ../../test/pkg/kernel-config/check-kernel-config.sh .
 	docker pull linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(1)$(3)-$(HASH) || \
 		docker build \
 			--build-arg KERNEL_VERSION=$(1) \
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ build_$(2)$(3): Dockerfile Makefile $(wildcard patches-$(2)/*) $(wildcard kernel
 			--build-arg ARCH=$(ARCH) \
 			--build-arg DEBUG=$(3) \
 			--no-cache -t linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(1)$(3)-$(HASH) .
+	-rm check-kernel-config.sh
 
 push_$(2)$(3): build_$(2)$(3)
 	docker pull linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(1)$(3)-$(HASH) || \