diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 27502fdf185..264565644a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1008,6 +1008,17 @@ endif
 
 dts: include/generated/generated_dts_board.h
 
+define filechk_.config-sanitycheck
+	(cat .config; \
+	 grep -e '^CONFIG' include/generated/generated_dts_board.conf | cat; \
+	)
+endef
+
+.config-sanitycheck: include/generated/generated_dts_board.conf FORCE
+	$(call filechk,.config-sanitycheck)
+
+config-sanitycheck: .config-sanitycheck
+
 # The actual objects are generated when descending,
 # make sure no implicit rule kicks in
 $(sort $(zephyr-deps)): $(zephyr-dirs) zephyr-app-dir ;
@@ -1124,6 +1135,7 @@ CLEAN_DIRS  += $(MODVERDIR)
 
 CLEAN_FILES += 	include/generated/generated_dts_board.conf \
 		include/generated/generated_dts_board.h \
+		.config-sanitycheck \
 		.old_version .tmp_System.map .tmp_version \
 		.tmp_* System.map *.lnk *.map *.elf *.lst \
 		*.bin *.hex *.stat *.strip staticIdt.o linker.cmd \
diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index e0f7cc92997..063c79f09d0 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ outputexports: initconfig
 dts: initconfig
 	$(Q)$(call zephyrmake,$(O),$@)
 
+config-sanitycheck: dts
+	$(Q)$(call zephyrmake,$(O),$@)
+
 menuconfig: initconfig
 	$(Q)$(call zephyrmake,$(O),$@)