diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 48536b5dd9..d13902ad6e 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ ifneq ($(DUMP),)
   # default package configuration
   # Keep DYNAMIC_DEF_PKG_CONF in sync with toplevel.mk to reflect the same configs
   DYNAMIC_DEF_PKG_CONF := CONFIG_USE_APK CONFIG_SELINUX CONFIG_SMALL_FLASH CONFIG_SECCOMP
-  ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/.config),)
-    $(foreach config, $(DYNAMIC_DEF_PKG_CONF), \
-      $(eval $(config) := $(shell grep "$(config)=y" $(TOPDIR)/.config 2>/dev/null)) \
-    )
-  # Init config that are enabled by default. Dependency are checked matching the one in
-  # the config.
-  else
+  $(foreach config, $(DYNAMIC_DEF_PKG_CONF), \
+    $(eval $(config) := $(shell grep "$(config)=y" $(TOPDIR)/.config 2>/dev/null)) \
+  )
+  # The config options that are enabled by default and where other default
+  # packages depends on needs to be set if they are missing in the .config.
+  ifeq ($(shell grep "CONFIG_SECCOMP" $(TOPDIR)/.config 2>/dev/null),)
     ifeq ($(filter $(BOARD), uml),)
     ifneq ($(filter $(ARCH), aarch64 arm armeb mips mipsel mips64 mips64el i386 powerpc x86_64),)
       CONFIG_SECCOMP := y