diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 1b8882ddbc74fed0fbed2c22f8dd317b6de0106b..1b5df589f3aecc12f3c0b8bde93526c84c0a60ec 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
 				sym->flags |= e->right.sym->flags & SYMBOL_NEW;
 	}
 
-	sym_change_count = conf_warnings && conf_unsaved;
+	sym_change_count = conf_warnings || conf_unsaved;
 
 	return 0;
 }