diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 8578c6009674..b5c65653d665 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1768,7 +1768,6 @@ config DEBUG_RSEQ
 
 config EMBEDDED
 	bool "Embedded system"
-	option allnoconfig_y
 	select EXPERT
 	help
 	  This option should be enabled if compiling the kernel for
diff --git a/kernel/configs/tiny-base.config b/kernel/configs/tiny-base.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f0e6bf6db2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/configs/tiny-base.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 7df3c0e4c52e..46f2465177f0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ configfiles=$(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$@ $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/c
 
 PHONY += tinyconfig
 tinyconfig:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile allnoconfig tiny.config
+	$(Q)KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG=kernel/configs/tiny-base.config $(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile allnoconfig
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile tiny.config
 
 # CHECK: -o cache_dir=<path> working?
 PHONY += testconfig