diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 83522c9fc7b6..a3ed4f168607 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -330,32 +330,32 @@ powernv_be_defconfig:
 
 PHONY += mpc85xx_defconfig
 mpc85xx_defconfig:
-	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc85xx_basic_defconfig,\
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc85xx_base.config,\
 		85xx-32bit 85xx-hw fsl-emb-nonhw)
 
 PHONY += mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
 mpc85xx_smp_defconfig:
-	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc85xx_basic_defconfig,\
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc85xx_base.config,\
 		85xx-32bit 85xx-smp 85xx-hw fsl-emb-nonhw)
 
 PHONY += corenet32_smp_defconfig
 corenet32_smp_defconfig:
-	$(call merge_into_defconfig,corenet_basic_defconfig,\
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,corenet_base.config,\
 		85xx-32bit 85xx-smp 85xx-hw fsl-emb-nonhw dpaa)
 
 PHONY += corenet64_smp_defconfig
 corenet64_smp_defconfig:
-	$(call merge_into_defconfig,corenet_basic_defconfig,\
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,corenet_base.config,\
 		85xx-64bit 85xx-smp altivec 85xx-hw fsl-emb-nonhw dpaa)
 
 PHONY += mpc86xx_defconfig
 mpc86xx_defconfig:
-	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc86xx_basic_defconfig,\
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc86xx_base.config,\
 		86xx-hw fsl-emb-nonhw)
 
 PHONY += mpc86xx_smp_defconfig
 mpc86xx_smp_defconfig:
-	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc86xx_basic_defconfig,\
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc86xx_base.config,\
 		86xx-smp 86xx-hw fsl-emb-nonhw)
 
 PHONY += ppc32_allmodconfig
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet_basic_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet_base.config
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/powerpc/configs/corenet_basic_defconfig
rename to arch/powerpc/configs/corenet_base.config
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_basic_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_base.config
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_basic_defconfig
rename to arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_base.config
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_basic_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_base.config
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_basic_defconfig
rename to arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_base.config