diff --git a/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake b/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake
index 50f9acc4a..2b3dbcb8b 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/kconfig.cmake
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ function(kconfig_process_config)
     add_custom_target(menuconfig
         ${menuconfig_depends}
         # create any missing config file, with defaults if necessary
-        COMMAND ${confgen_basecommand} --output config ${SDKCONFIG}
+        COMMAND ${confgen_basecommand} --env "IDF_TARGET=${IDF_TARGET}" --output config ${SDKCONFIG}
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env
         "COMPONENT_KCONFIGS=${kconfigs}"
         "COMPONENT_KCONFIGS_PROJBUILD=${kconfigs_projbuild}"
         "IDF_CMAKE=y"
         "KCONFIG_CONFIG=${SDKCONFIG}"
+        "IDF_TARGET=${IDF_TARGET}"
         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${MCONF} ${ROOT_KCONFIG}
         VERBATIM
         USES_TERMINAL)