diff --git a/scripts/multiconfig.sh b/scripts/multiconfig.sh
index a5790428c852422a3d330e4d7089afa818737c92..49fcfad3c13d62d10a31d4e8fdfb2e1ddce0bf51 100644
--- a/scripts/multiconfig.sh
+++ b/scripts/multiconfig.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ do_board_defconfig () {
 	defconfig_path=$srctree/configs/$1
 	tmp_defconfig_path=configs/.tmp_defconfig
 
+	if [ ! -r $defconfig_path ]; then
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		echo >&2 "*** Can't find default configuration \"confis/$1\"!"
+		echo >&2 "***"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
 	mkdir -p arch configs
 	# defconfig for Normal:
 	#  pick lines without prefixes and lines starting '+' prefix