diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 7e233a6ca64e..3a9c67493260 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -197,12 +197,9 @@ void menu_add_symbol(enum prop_type type, struct symbol *sym, struct expr *dep)
 
 void menu_add_option(int token, char *arg)
 {
-	struct property *prop;
-
 	switch (token) {
 	case T_OPT_MODULES:
-		prop = prop_alloc(P_DEFAULT, modules_sym);
-		prop->expr = expr_alloc_symbol(current_entry->sym);
+		modules_sym = current_entry->sym;
 		break;
 	case T_OPT_DEFCONFIG_LIST:
 		if (!sym_defconfig_list)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
index 864da07ba4aa..0653886fac48 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
@@ -493,9 +493,6 @@ void conf_parse(const char *name)
 
 	sym_init();
 	_menu_init();
-	modules_sym = sym_lookup(NULL, 0);
-	modules_sym->type = S_BOOLEAN;
-	modules_sym->flags |= SYMBOL_AUTO;
 	rootmenu.prompt = menu_add_prompt(P_MENU, "Linux Kernel Configuration", NULL);
 
 	if (getenv("ZCONF_DEBUG"))
@@ -503,12 +500,8 @@ void conf_parse(const char *name)
 	zconfparse();
 	if (zconfnerrs)
 		exit(1);
-	if (!modules_sym->prop) {
-		struct property *prop;
-
-		prop = prop_alloc(P_DEFAULT, modules_sym);
-		prop->expr = expr_alloc_symbol(sym_lookup("MODULES", 0));
-	}
+	if (!modules_sym)
+		modules_sym = sym_find( "n" );
 
 	rootmenu.prompt->text = _(rootmenu.prompt->text);
 	rootmenu.prompt->text = sym_expand_string_value(rootmenu.prompt->text);