diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 210a49e..8dce586 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name, int def)
 		if (in)
 			goto load;
 		sym_add_change_count(1);
-		if (!sym_defconfig_list)
+		if (!sym_defconfig_list) {
+			if (modules_sym)
+				sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
 			return 1;
+		}
 
 		for_all_defaults(sym_defconfig_list, prop) {
 			if (expr_calc_value(prop->visible.expr) == no ||