diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 2956d1556cc3..d0c26d19a9e1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@
 
 struct symbol symbol_yes = {
 	.name = "y",
+	.type = S_TRISTATE,
 	.curr = { "y", yes },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_CONST|SYMBOL_VALID,
 }, symbol_mod = {
 	.name = "m",
+	.type = S_TRISTATE,
 	.curr = { "m", mod },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_CONST|SYMBOL_VALID,
 }, symbol_no = {
 	.name = "n",
+	.type = S_TRISTATE,
 	.curr = { "n", no },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_CONST|SYMBOL_VALID,
 }, symbol_empty = {
@@ -802,8 +805,7 @@ const char *sym_get_string_value(struct symbol *sym)
 		case no:
 			return "n";
 		case mod:
-			sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
-			return (modules_sym->curr.tri == no) ? "n" : "m";
+			return "m";
 		case yes:
 			return "y";
 		}