1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 4e08121a35fb..283eeedaa4fa 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -422,8 +422,18 @@ static void check_conf(struct menu *menu)
                 if (sym_is_changable(sym) ||
                     (sym_is_choice(sym) && sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == yes)) {
                         if (input_mode == listnewconfig) {
-                                if (sym->name && !sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
-                                        printf("%s%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name);
+                                if (sym->name) {
+                                        const char *str;
+
+                                        if (sym->type == S_STRING) {
+                                                str = sym_get_string_value(sym);
+                                                str = sym_escape_string_value(str);
+                                                printf("%s%s=%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name, str);
+                                                free((void *)str);
+                                        } else {
+                                                str = sym_get_string_value(sym);
+                                                printf("%s%s=%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name, str);
+                                        }
                                 }
                         } else {
                                 if (!conf_cnt++)