diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 9e69f1934836e17c85025387d4073746005012a8..db1512ae30cc48d6f2ea87bc26a082a084551811 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static void get_prompt_str(struct gstr *r, struct property *prop,
 		for (j = 4; --i >= 0; j += 2) {
 			menu = submenu[i];
 			if (head && location && menu == location)
-				jump->offset = r->len - 1;
+				jump->offset = strlen(r->s);
 			str_printf(r, "%*c-> %s", j, ' ',
 				   _(menu_get_prompt(menu)));
 			if (menu->sym) {