diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 6b3442cd07f209906ea04c4a95333cd4a4cc2697..b03cfadbd9ef80b4374ddfd12694274cef5f4258 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ void ConfigList::changeValue(ConfigItem* item)
 	case S_INT:
 	case S_HEX:
 	case S_STRING:
+		parent()->lineEdit->show(item);
 		break;
 	}
 }