diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 2c40e68853dde8adae1c921912172bb357c2ba48..5180a71c931f64d1b3adee310dd9c75e9359424b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ menuconfig: $(obj)/mconf
 	$(Q)$< $(silent) $(Kconfig)
 
 config: $(obj)/conf
-	$(Q)$< $(silent) --oldaskconfig $(Kconfig)
+	$(Q)$< $(silent) $(Kconfig)
 
 nconfig: $(obj)/nconf
 	$(Q)$< $(silent) $(Kconfig)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 37e17934b67a29c172cd07f0ab08d54242783c9f..957d2a0832f73b24957c7fba6c6f46a8292230c9 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ static void conf_usage(const char *progname)
 	printf("  --randconfig            New config with random answer to all options\n");
 	printf("  --yes2modconfig         Change answers from yes to mod if possible\n");
 	printf("  --mod2yesconfig         Change answers from mod to yes if possible\n");
+	printf("  (If none of the above is given, --oldaskconfig is the default)\n");
 }
 
 int main(int ac, char **av)