diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 953a2859302c1e73c0617a7b92ba54639db34fd3..fbeb62ae34017957a9fda77728f53f4f5e59b273 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/conf
 #  deprecated for external use
 simple-targets := oldconfig allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig \
 	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig syncconfig \
-	helpnewconfig
+	helpnewconfig yes2modconfig mod2yesconfig
 
 PHONY += $(simple-targets)
 
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  allmodconfig	  - New config selecting modules when possible'
 	@echo  '  alldefconfig    - New config with all symbols set to default'
 	@echo  '  randconfig	  - New config with random answer to all options'
+	@echo  '  yes2modconfig	  - Change answers from yes to mod if possible'
+	@echo  '  mod2yesconfig	  - Change answers from mod to yes if possible'
 	@echo  '  listnewconfig   - List new options'
 	@echo  '  helpnewconfig   - List new options and help text'
 	@echo  '  olddefconfig	  - Same as oldconfig but sets new symbols to their'
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 1f89bf1558ce2f02239867a292b02e636c8be29c..f6e548b8f79556a2a799358730459686bd002f2f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ enum input_mode {
 	listnewconfig,
 	helpnewconfig,
 	olddefconfig,
+	yes2modconfig,
+	mod2yesconfig,
 };
 static enum input_mode input_mode = oldaskconfig;
 
@@ -467,6 +469,8 @@ static struct option long_opts[] = {
 	{"listnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, listnewconfig},
 	{"helpnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, helpnewconfig},
 	{"olddefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, olddefconfig},
+	{"yes2modconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, yes2modconfig},
+	{"mod2yesconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, mod2yesconfig},
 	{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -489,6 +493,8 @@ static void conf_usage(const char *progname)
 	printf("  --allmodconfig          New config where all options are answered with mod\n");
 	printf("  --alldefconfig          New config with all symbols set to default\n");
 	printf("  --randconfig            New config with random answer to all options\n");
+	printf("  --yes2modconfig         Change answers from yes to mod if possible\n");
+	printf("  --mod2yesconfig         Change answers from mod to yes if possible\n");
 }
 
 int main(int ac, char **av)
@@ -553,6 +559,8 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		case listnewconfig:
 		case helpnewconfig:
 		case olddefconfig:
+		case yes2modconfig:
+		case mod2yesconfig:
 			break;
 		case '?':
 			conf_usage(progname);
@@ -587,6 +595,8 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 	case listnewconfig:
 	case helpnewconfig:
 	case olddefconfig:
+	case yes2modconfig:
+	case mod2yesconfig:
 		conf_read(NULL);
 		break;
 	case allnoconfig:
@@ -660,6 +670,12 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		break;
 	case savedefconfig:
 		break;
+	case yes2modconfig:
+		conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(def_y2m);
+		break;
+	case mod2yesconfig:
+		conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(def_m2y);
+		break;
 	case oldaskconfig:
 		rootEntry = &rootmenu;
 		conf(&rootmenu);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 3569d2dec37cebfc1e3eabd615d99ae706350454..99f2418baa6c9ec95168987d8178200aa9aa67a5 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -1362,3 +1362,19 @@ bool conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
 
 	return has_changed;
 }
+
+void conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(enum conf_def_mode mode)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	int i;
+	tristate old_val = (mode == def_y2m) ? yes : mod;
+	tristate new_val = (mode == def_y2m) ? mod : yes;
+
+	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
+		if (sym_get_type(sym) == S_TRISTATE &&
+		    sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri == old_val) {
+			sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = new_val;
+			sym_add_change_count(1);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index 73d3f01f17363ed7d41052f0a65bdc97e56067f9..d4ca8297364f95a5770bab01e1d70211e778fe99 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ enum conf_def_mode {
 	def_default,
 	def_yes,
 	def_mod,
+	def_y2m,
+	def_m2y,
 	def_no,
 	def_random
 };
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ const char *conf_get_configname(void);
 void sym_set_change_count(int count);
 void sym_add_change_count(int count);
 bool conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode);
+void conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(enum conf_def_mode mode);
 void set_all_choice_values(struct symbol *csym);
 
 /* confdata.c and expr.c */