diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index c814f57672fc03fb8720127d1527d17264454438..0b7dc2fd7bac0e2985a0b16c023b98cca23325e7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name, int def)
 			goto load;
 		sym_add_change_count(1);
 		if (!sym_defconfig_list) {
-			if (modules_sym)
-				sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
+			sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
 			return 1;
 		}
 
@@ -404,9 +403,7 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name, int def)
 	}
 	free(line);
 	fclose(in);
-
-	if (modules_sym)
-		sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
+	sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 70c5ee189dce7c7d573c044117d3f63e4450cbcb..50878dc025a5746d51316c6f1bd4c1e1b8a41707 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ void sym_clear_all_valid(void)
 	for_all_symbols(i, sym)
 		sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_VALID;
 	sym_add_change_count(1);
-	if (modules_sym)
-		sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
+	sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
 }
 
 bool sym_tristate_within_range(struct symbol *sym, tristate val)