diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index e10b3ee084d4..745bc773f567 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #
 mainmenu "Linux/$(ARCH) $(KERNELVERSION) Kernel Configuration"
 
-comment "Compiler: $(CC_VERSION_TEXT)"
-
 source "scripts/Kconfig.include"
 
 source "init/Kconfig"
diff --git a/include/linux/kconfig.h b/include/linux/kconfig.h
index cc8fa109cfa3..9d12c970f18f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kconfig.h
+++ b/include/linux/kconfig.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_KCONFIG_H
 #define __LINUX_KCONFIG_H
 
+/* CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT (Do not delete this comment. See help in Kconfig) */
+
 #include <generated/autoconf.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 2e28155b461f..455105d007cd 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
 	default ARCH_DEFCONFIG
 	default "arch/$(ARCH)/defconfig"
 
+config CC_VERSION_TEXT
+	string
+	default "$(CC_VERSION_TEXT)"
+	help
+	  This is used in unclear ways:
+
+	  - Re-run Kconfig when the compiler is updated
+	    The 'default' property references the environment variable,
+	    CC_VERSION_TEXT so it is recorded in include/config/auto.conf.cmd.
+	    When the compiler is updated, Kconfig will be invoked.
+
+	  - Ensure full rebuild when the compier is updated
+	    include/linux/kconfig.h contains this option in the comment line so
+	    fixdep adds include/config/cc/version/text.h into the auto-generated
+	    dependency. When the compiler is updated, syncconfig will touch it
+	    and then every file will be rebuilt.
+
 config CC_IS_GCC
 	def_bool $(success,$(CC) --version | head -n 1 | grep -q gcc)