diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c
index b2a878c936d63c793bca031b9b5d52f62b9e2e19..bcc6f19c3a35f8dedc9809ffefb5e77b1d16493a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ static void print_item(WINDOW * win, int choice, int selected)
 	wmove(win, choice, check_x);
 	wattrset(win, selected ? dlg.check_selected.atr
 		 : dlg.check.atr);
-	wprintw(win, "(%c)", item_is_tag('X') ? 'X' : ' ');
+	if (!item_is_tag(':'))
+		wprintw(win, "(%c)", item_is_tag('X') ? 'X' : ' ');
 
 	wattrset(win, selected ? dlg.tag_selected.atr : dlg.tag.atr);
 	mvwaddch(win, choice, item_x, item_str()[0]);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 6841e95c0989bcd2007b46ad4178e8ad28dd1bbf..3bcacb4bfd3af8284293a21fa202c886d3339126 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -732,7 +732,12 @@ static void conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
 		for (child = menu->list; child; child = child->next) {
 			if (!menu_is_visible(child))
 				continue;
-			item_make("%s", _(menu_get_prompt(child)));
+			if (child->sym)
+				item_make("%s", _(menu_get_prompt(child)));
+			else {
+				item_make("*** %s ***", _(menu_get_prompt(child)));
+				item_set_tag(':');
+			}
 			item_set_data(child);
 			if (child->sym == active)
 				item_set_selected(1);
@@ -748,6 +753,9 @@ static void conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
 		case 0:
 			if (selected) {
 				child = item_data();
+				if (!child->sym)
+					break;
+
 				sym_set_tristate_value(child->sym, yes);
 			}
 			return;