diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 4e08121a35fb..283eeedaa4fa 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -422,8 +422,18 @@ static void check_conf(struct menu *menu)
 		if (sym_is_changable(sym) ||
 		    (sym_is_choice(sym) && sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == yes)) {
 			if (input_mode == listnewconfig) {
-				if (sym->name && !sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
-					printf("%s%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name);
+				if (sym->name) {
+					const char *str;
+
+					if (sym->type == S_STRING) {
+						str = sym_get_string_value(sym);
+						str = sym_escape_string_value(str);
+						printf("%s%s=%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name, str);
+						free((void *)str);
+					} else {
+						str = sym_get_string_value(sym);
+						printf("%s%s=%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name, str);
+					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				if (!conf_cnt++)