diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 4227d3ba5ed26d913396f7d20656171e9c96043e..1faa55f93a6269ec8e962eca564a4fc5bb68f5fb 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -358,9 +358,7 @@ static void conf(struct menu *menu)
 
 		switch (prop->type) {
 		case P_MENU:
-			if ((input_mode == silentoldconfig ||
-			     input_mode == listnewconfig ||
-			     input_mode == olddefconfig) &&
+			if (input_mode == silentoldconfig &&
 			    rootEntry != menu) {
 				check_conf(menu);
 				return;