diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst
index eb94526689091..b557cf1c820d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Configuring the kernel
                         values without prompting.
 
      "make defconfig"   Create a ./.config file by using the default
-                        symbol values from either arch/$ARCH/defconfig
+                        symbol values from either arch/$ARCH/configs/defconfig
                         or arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig,
                         depending on the architecture.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70bdbf2218fc5..6a8e5be6b0043 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1123,6 +1123,11 @@ endif
 KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
+# userspace programs are linked via the compiler, use the correct linker
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD),yy)
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += --ld-path=$(LD)
+endif
+
 # make the checker run with the right architecture
 CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
index 2966473b46609..b96538787f3d9 100755
--- a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
+++ b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if [ "${CC}" != "${HOSTCC}" ]; then
 	# Clear VPATH and srcroot because the source files reside in the output
 	# directory.
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2016 # $(MAKE) and $(build) will be expanded by Make
-	"${MAKE}" run-command KBUILD_RUN_COMMAND='+$(MAKE) HOSTCC='"${CC}"' VPATH= srcroot=. $(build)='"${destdir}"/scripts
+	"${MAKE}" run-command KBUILD_RUN_COMMAND='+$(MAKE) HOSTCC='"${CC}"' VPATH= srcroot=. $(build)='"$(realpath --relative-base=. "${destdir}")"/scripts
 
 	rm -f "${destdir}/scripts/Kbuild"
 fi
diff --git a/usr/include/Makefile b/usr/include/Makefile
index 6c6de1b1622b1..e3d6b03527fec 100644
--- a/usr/include/Makefile
+++ b/usr/include/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ UAPI_CFLAGS := -std=c90 -Wall -Werror=implicit-function-declaration
 
 # In theory, we do not care -m32 or -m64 for header compile tests.
 # It is here just because CONFIG_CC_CAN_LINK is tested with -m32 or -m64.
-UAPI_CFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+UAPI_CFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 # USERCFLAGS might contain sysroot location for CC.
 UAPI_CFLAGS += $(USERCFLAGS)