diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl b/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl
index 95a6f2b888d486295a41578aa58e6c6e5e43ffb4..b8c7b29affc59d4da88998a7fd379f6307dc64af 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ sub read_kconfig {
 	    }
 
 	# configs without prompts must be selected
-	} elsif ($state ne "NONE" && /^\s*tristate\s\S/) {
+	} elsif ($state ne "NONE" && /^\s*(tristate\s+\S|prompt\b)/) {
 	    # note if the config has a prompt
 	    $prompts{$config} = 1;