diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 4ac3a39..82d8074 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@
 do_kernel_metadata[depends] = "kern-tools-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_validate_branches[depends] = "kern-tools-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 
+do_kernel_configme[depends] += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils:do_populate_sysroot"
+do_kernel_configme[depends] += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc:do_populate_sysroot"
+do_kernel_configme[depends] += "bc-native:do_populate_sysroot bison-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_kernel_configme[dirs] += "${S} ${B}"
 do_kernel_configme() {
 	set +e
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@
 		bbfatal_log "Could not find configuration queue (${meta_dir}/config.queue)"
 	fi
 
-	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS}"	ARCH=${ARCH} merge_config.sh -O ${B} ${config_flags} ${configs} > ${meta_dir}/cfg/merge_config_build.log 2>&1
+	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS}"	HOSTCC="${BUILD_CC} ${BUILD_CFLAGS} ${BUILD_LDFLAGS}" HOSTCPP="${BUILD_CPP}" CC="${KERNEL_CC}" ARCH=${ARCH} merge_config.sh -O ${B} ${config_flags} ${configs} > ${meta_dir}/cfg/merge_config_build.log 2>&1
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		bbfatal_log "Could not configure ${KMACHINE}-${LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE}"
 	fi
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 78d6c30..7278514 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 	:
 }
 
-KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND ?= "oe_runmake_call -C ${S} O=${B} oldnoconfig"
+KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND ?= "oe_runmake_call -C ${S} CC="${KERNEL_CC}" O=${B} oldnoconfig"
 
 python check_oldest_kernel() {
     oldest_kernel = d.getVar('OLDEST_KERNEL')