diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index 8b84c42b49b5..c3d25786a64d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym);
 void menu_end_entry(void);
 void menu_add_dep(struct expr *dep);
 struct property *menu_add_prop(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *expr, struct expr *dep);
-void menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *dep);
+struct property *menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *dep);
 void menu_add_expr(enum prop_type type, struct expr *expr, struct expr *dep);
 void menu_add_symbol(enum prop_type type, struct symbol *sym, struct expr *dep);
 void menu_finalize(struct menu *parent);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 8c59b212722d..5cfa6c405cf0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ struct property *menu_add_prop(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *e
 	return prop;
 }
 
-void menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *dep)
+struct property *menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *dep)
 {
-	menu_add_prop(type, prompt, NULL, dep);
+	return menu_add_prop(type, prompt, NULL, dep);
 }
 
 void menu_add_expr(enum prop_type type, struct expr *expr, struct expr *dep)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c_shipped b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c_shipped
index f163d8d2d9ef..ff4fcc09720e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c_shipped
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c_shipped
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ yyreduce:
 
     {
 	menu_add_entry(NULL);
-	menu_add_prop(P_MENU, yyvsp[-1].string, NULL, NULL);
+	menu_add_prompt(P_MENU, yyvsp[-1].string, NULL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:menu\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
 ;}
     break;
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ yyreduce:
 
     {
 	menu_add_entry(NULL);
-	menu_add_prop(P_COMMENT, yyvsp[-1].string, NULL, NULL);
+	menu_add_prompt(P_COMMENT, yyvsp[-1].string, NULL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:comment\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
 ;}
     break;
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ yyreduce:
   case 86:
 
     {
-	menu_add_prop(P_PROMPT, yyvsp[-1].string, NULL, yyvsp[0].expr);
+	menu_add_prompt(P_PROMPT, yyvsp[-1].string, yyvsp[0].expr);
 ;}
     break;
 
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ void conf_parse(const char *name)
 	sym_init();
 	menu_init();
 	modules_sym = sym_lookup("MODULES", 0);
-	rootmenu.prompt = menu_add_prop(P_MENU, "Linux Kernel Configuration", NULL, NULL);
+	rootmenu.prompt = menu_add_prompt(P_MENU, "Linux Kernel Configuration", NULL);
 
 	//zconfdebug = 1;
 	zconfparse();
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
index 54460f8d3696..e1a0f455d4a8 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ if_block:
 menu: T_MENU prompt T_EOL
 {
 	menu_add_entry(NULL);
-	menu_add_prop(P_MENU, $2, NULL, NULL);
+	menu_add_prompt(P_MENU, $2, NULL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:menu\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
 };
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ source_stmt: source
 comment: T_COMMENT prompt T_EOL
 {
 	menu_add_entry(NULL);
-	menu_add_prop(P_COMMENT, $2, NULL, NULL);
+	menu_add_prompt(P_COMMENT, $2, NULL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:comment\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
 };
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ prompt_stmt_opt:
 	  /* empty */
 	| prompt if_expr
 {
-	menu_add_prop(P_PROMPT, $1, NULL, $2);
+	menu_add_prompt(P_PROMPT, $1, $2);
 };
 
 prompt:	  T_WORD
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void conf_parse(const char *name)
 	sym_init();
 	menu_init();
 	modules_sym = sym_lookup("MODULES", 0);
-	rootmenu.prompt = menu_add_prop(P_MENU, "Linux Kernel Configuration", NULL, NULL);
+	rootmenu.prompt = menu_add_prompt(P_MENU, "Linux Kernel Configuration", NULL);
 
 	//zconfdebug = 1;
 	zconfparse();