diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 42d35da8660403196055adac0a9a214afbebb865..89c9ba83f9e78796c9a1a132953e251aa46b43a1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -112,6 +112,21 @@ static void set_randconfig_seed(void)
 	srand(seed);
 }
 
+static void conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(enum conf_def_mode mode)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	int i;
+	tristate old_val = (mode == def_y2m) ? yes : mod;
+	tristate new_val = (mode == def_y2m) ? mod : yes;
+
+	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
+		if (sym_get_type(sym) == S_TRISTATE &&
+		    sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri == old_val)
+			sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = new_val;
+	}
+	sym_clear_all_valid();
+}
+
 static int conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 {
 	if (!sym_has_value(sym))
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 2568dbe16ed64a328ea219c16b2af407992adaa3..a828622cb2d0adab495eb92c5c4dca4a1d43d4a4 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -1322,18 +1322,3 @@ bool conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
 
 	return has_changed;
 }
-
-void conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(enum conf_def_mode mode)
-{
-	struct symbol *sym;
-	int i;
-	tristate old_val = (mode == def_y2m) ? yes : mod;
-	tristate new_val = (mode == def_y2m) ? mod : yes;
-
-	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
-		if (sym_get_type(sym) == S_TRISTATE &&
-		    sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri == old_val)
-			sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = new_val;
-	}
-	sym_clear_all_valid();
-}
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index bee2413bda6334263ad3cb5902f5f3a5169d57bd..f946ab49ef50850d67ac5278eaf0689af79519ad 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const char *conf_get_configname(void);
 void sym_set_change_count(int count);
 void sym_add_change_count(int count);
 bool conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode);
-void conf_rewrite_mod_or_yes(enum conf_def_mode mode);
 void set_all_choice_values(struct symbol *csym);
 
 /* confdata.c and expr.c */