diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 0c8db7d63c2000d712d0127e3384724f7921f62d..a11d5f7b9eeb1f793514fb8548b646a7414ca321 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ void on_load_clicked(GtkButton * button, gpointer user_data)
 void on_single_clicked(GtkButton * button, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	view_mode = SINGLE_VIEW;
-	gtk_paned_set_position(GTK_PANED(hpaned), 0);
 	gtk_widget_hide(tree1_w);
 	current = &rootmenu;
 	display_tree_part();
@@ -782,7 +781,6 @@ void on_split_clicked(GtkButton * button, gpointer user_data)
 void on_full_clicked(GtkButton * button, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	view_mode = FULL_VIEW;
-	gtk_paned_set_position(GTK_PANED(hpaned), 0);
 	gtk_widget_hide(tree1_w);
 	if (tree2)
 		gtk_tree_store_clear(tree2);
@@ -1444,6 +1442,12 @@ static void display_tree(struct menu *menu)
                 if (((menu != &rootmenu) && !(menu->flags & MENU_ROOT))
 		    || (view_mode == FULL_VIEW)
 		    || (view_mode == SPLIT_VIEW))*/
+
+		/* Change paned position if the view is not in 'split mode' */
+		if (view_mode == SINGLE_VIEW || view_mode == FULL_VIEW) {
+			gtk_paned_set_position(GTK_PANED(hpaned), 0);
+		}
+
 		if (((view_mode == SINGLE_VIEW) && (menu->flags & MENU_ROOT))
 		    || (view_mode == FULL_VIEW)
 		    || (view_mode == SPLIT_VIEW)) {