2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped b/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
index 7342ce0a7780..dc3e81807d13 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
@@ -2370,11 +2370,14 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
         current_buf = buf;
 
         if (file->flags & FILE_BUSY) {
-                printf("recursive scan (%s)?\n", name);
+                printf("%s:%d: do not source '%s' from itself\n",
+                       zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(), name);
                 exit(1);
         }
         if (file->flags & FILE_SCANNED) {
-                printf("file %s already scanned?\n", name);
+                printf("%s:%d: file '%s' is already sourced from '%s'\n",
+                       zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(), name,
+                       file->parent->name);
                 exit(1);
         }
         file->flags |= FILE_BUSY;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
index 5164ef7ce499..21ff69c9ad4e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
@@ -314,11 +314,14 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
         current_buf = buf;
 
         if (file->flags & FILE_BUSY) {
-                printf("recursive scan (%s)?\n", name);
+                printf("%s:%d: do not source '%s' from itself\n",
+                       zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(), name);
                 exit(1);
         }
         if (file->flags & FILE_SCANNED) {
-                printf("file %s already scanned?\n", name);
+                printf("%s:%d: file '%s' is already sourced from '%s'\n",
+                       zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(), name,
+                       file->parent->name);
                 exit(1);
         }
         file->flags |= FILE_BUSY;