diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..796b96d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8456799..f75042b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,19 +4,12 @@ BUILD_DIR ?= $(MAKEFILE_DIR)build
 ARCH ?= x86
 KERNEL_FILE_NAME ?= bzImage
 
+export BUILD_DIR
 export ARCH
 export KERNEL_FILE_NAME
 
-KERNEL_PATH = $(BUILD_DIR)/arch/$(ARCH)/boot/$(bzImage)
-
-all: $(KERNEL_PATH)
-
-
-$(KERNEL_PATH):
-	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/linux/kernel
-	cp $(MAKEFILE_DIR)/linux/.config $(BUILD_DIR)/linux/kernel/.config
-	$(MAKE) -C $(MAKEFILE_DIR)/linux/kernel O=$(BUILD_DIR)/linux/kernel
-
+kernel: 
+	$(MAKE) -C $(MAKEFILE_DIR)/linux
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/linux/Makefile b/linux/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ab0a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+MAKEFILE_DIR := $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+BUILD_DIR ?= $(MAKEFILE_DIR)build
+ARCH ?= x86
+KERNEL_FILE_NAME ?= bzImage
+
+KERNEL_PATH = $(BUILD_DIR)/arch/$(ARCH)/boot/$(bzImage)
+KERNEL_BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/linux/kernel
+
+all: $(KERNEL_PATH)
+
+
+$(KERNEL_PATH):
+	@mkdir -p $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(MAKEFILE_DIR)/kernel O=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR) KCONFIG_CONFIG="$(MAKEFILE_DIR)/.config"