diff --git a/docs/gen-kconfig-doc.py b/docs/gen-kconfig-doc.py
index 0c35dc60b1..08ac626070 100755
--- a/docs/gen-kconfig-doc.py
+++ b/docs/gen-kconfig-doc.py
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@
 
 
 import os
-import kconfiglib
+import sys
+
+try:
+    from . import kconfiglib
+except Exception:
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+    import kconfiglib
 
 # Indentation to be used in the generated file
 INDENT = '    '