diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index e95718fea355..943712ca6c0a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ static void sym_check_print_recursive(struct symbol *last_sym)
 		sym = stack->sym;
 		next_sym = stack->next ? stack->next->sym : last_sym;
 		prop = stack->prop;
+		if (prop == NULL)
+			prop = stack->sym->prop;
 
 		/* for choice values find the menu entry (used below) */
 		if (sym_is_choice(sym) || sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {