diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
index e8fc85d98cdd..037db39c5bf0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct property {
 	struct menu *menu;         /* the menu the property are associated with
 	                            * valid for: P_SELECT, P_RANGE, P_CHOICE,
 	                            * P_PROMPT, P_DEFAULT, P_MENU, P_COMMENT */
-	struct file *file;         /* what file was this property defined */
+	const char *filename;      /* what file was this property defined */
 	int lineno;                /* what lineno was this property defined */
 };
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 5ad4d2b9fb82..0ded0b1830d0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static void prop_warn(struct property *prop, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:warning: ", prop->file->name, prop->lineno);
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:warning: ", prop->filename, prop->lineno);
 	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	va_end(ap);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct property *menu_add_prop(enum prop_type type, struct expr *expr,
 	prop = xmalloc(sizeof(*prop));
 	memset(prop, 0, sizeof(*prop));
 	prop->type = type;
-	prop->file = current_file;
+	prop->filename = cur_filename;
 	prop->lineno = cur_lineno;
 	prop->menu = current_entry;
 	prop->expr = expr;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 7647e3e87cd5..dae630a74e50 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static void sym_check_print_recursive(struct symbol *last_sym)
 		}
 		if (stack->sym == last_sym)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:error: recursive dependency detected!\n",
-				prop->file->name, prop->lineno);
+				prop->filename, prop->lineno);
 
 		if (sym_is_choice(sym)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tchoice %s contains symbol %s\n",
@@ -1055,28 +1055,28 @@ static void sym_check_print_recursive(struct symbol *last_sym)
 				next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");
 		} else if (stack->expr == &sym->dir_dep.expr) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tsymbol %s depends on %s\n",
-				prop->file->name, prop->lineno,
+				prop->filename, prop->lineno,
 				sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
 				next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");
 		} else if (stack->expr == &sym->rev_dep.expr) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tsymbol %s is selected by %s\n",
-				prop->file->name, prop->lineno,
+				prop->filename, prop->lineno,
 				sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
 				next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");
 		} else if (stack->expr == &sym->implied.expr) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tsymbol %s is implied by %s\n",
-				prop->file->name, prop->lineno,
+				prop->filename, prop->lineno,
 				sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
 				next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");
 		} else if (stack->expr) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tsymbol %s %s value contains %s\n",
-				prop->file->name, prop->lineno,
+				prop->filename, prop->lineno,
 				sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
 				prop_get_type_name(prop->type),
 				next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");
 		} else {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tsymbol %s %s is visible depending on %s\n",
-				prop->file->name, prop->lineno,
+				prop->filename, prop->lineno,
 				sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
 				prop_get_type_name(prop->type),
 				next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");