1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 272a987f23e0..db56377393d7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ search_help[] = N_(
 "Only relevant lines are shown.\n"
 "\n\n"
 "Search examples:\n"
-"Examples: USB   = > find all symbols containing USB\n"
+"Examples: USB  => find all symbols containing USB\n"
 "          ^USB => find all symbols starting with USB\n"
 "          USB$ => find all symbols ending with USB\n"
 "\n");
@@ -1266,9 +1266,13 @@ static void conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
                         if (child->sym == sym_get_choice_value(menu->sym))
                                 item_make(child, ':', "<X> %s",
                                                 _(menu_get_prompt(child)));
-                        else
+                        else if (child->sym)
                                 item_make(child, ':', "    %s",
                                                 _(menu_get_prompt(child)));
+                        else
+                                item_make(child, ':', "*** %s ***",
+                                                _(menu_get_prompt(child)));
+
                         if (child->sym == active){
                                 last_top_row = top_row(curses_menu);
                                 selected_index = i;
@@ -1334,7 +1338,7 @@ static void conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
                         break;
 
                 child = item_data();
-                if (!child || !menu_is_visible(child))
+                if (!child || !menu_is_visible(child) || !child->sym)
                         continue;
                 switch (res) {
                 case ' ':