diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 492ac3410147..6006154d36bd 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 	const char *str;
 	char tmpname[PATH_MAX + 1], oldname[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	char *env;
+	bool need_newline = false;
 
 	if (!name)
 		name = conf_get_configname();
@@ -912,12 +913,16 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 				     "#\n"
 				     "# %s\n"
 				     "#\n", str);
+			need_newline = false;
 		} else if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_CHOICE)) {
 			sym_calc_value(sym);
 			if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
 				goto next;
+			if (need_newline) {
+				fprintf(out, "\n");
+				need_newline = false;
+			}
 			sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
-
 			conf_write_symbol(out, sym, &kconfig_printer_cb, NULL);
 		}
 
@@ -929,6 +934,12 @@ next:
 		if (menu->next)
 			menu = menu->next;
 		else while ((menu = menu->parent)) {
+			if (!menu->sym && menu_is_visible(menu) &&
+			    menu != &rootmenu) {
+				str = menu_get_prompt(menu);
+				fprintf(out, "# end of %s\n", str);
+				need_newline = true;
+			}
 			if (menu->next) {
 				menu = menu->next;
 				break;