diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 664fe29dacef5b3f9e0d36353fe0968bccc01347..b2913e9da495bf921b9d004012adef18996f4efa 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -341,27 +341,42 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
 		conf_unsaved++;
 		/* maybe print value in verbose mode... */
 	sym_ok:
+		if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
+			continue;
+		/* The choice symbol only has a set value (and thus is not new)
+		 * if all its visible childs have values.
+		 */
+		prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
+		flags = sym->flags;
+		for (e = prop->expr; e; e = e->left.expr)
+			if (e->right.sym->visible != no)
+				flags &= e->right.sym->flags;
+		sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
+	}
+
+	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
 		if (sym_has_value(sym) && !sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
-			if (sym->visible == no)
+			/* Reset values of generates values, so they'll appear
+			 * as new, if they should become visible, but that
+			 * doesn't quite work if the Kconfig and the saved
+			 * configuration disagree.
+			 */
+			if (sym->visible == no && !conf_unsaved)
 				sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
 			switch (sym->type) {
 			case S_STRING:
 			case S_INT:
 			case S_HEX:
-				if (!sym_string_within_range(sym, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
-					sym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID|SYMBOL_DEF_USER);
+				/* Reset a string value if it's out of range */
+				if (sym_string_within_range(sym, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
+					break;
+				sym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID|SYMBOL_DEF_USER);
+				conf_unsaved++;
+				break;
 			default:
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
-			continue;
-		prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
-		flags = sym->flags;
-		for (e = prop->expr; e; e = e->left.expr)
-			if (e->right.sym->visible != no)
-				flags &= e->right.sym->flags;
-		sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
 	}
 
 	sym_add_change_count(conf_warnings || conf_unsaved);