diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 0e66dc73e177..3f7bee7051e0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1360,21 +1360,32 @@ ConfigMainWindow::ConfigMainWindow(void)
 	if ((x.isValid())&&(y.isValid()))
 		move(x.toInt(), y.toInt());
 
-	split1 = new QSplitter(this);
-	split1->setOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
-	setCentralWidget(split1);
+	QWidget *widget = new QWidget(this);
+	QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(widget);
+	setCentralWidget(widget);
 
-	menuView = new ConfigView(split1, "menu");
+	split1 = new QSplitter(widget);
+	split1->setOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
+	split1->setChildrenCollapsible(false);
+
+	menuView = new ConfigView(widget, "menu");
 	menuList = menuView->list;
 
-	split2 = new QSplitter(split1);
+	split2 = new QSplitter(widget);
+	split2->setChildrenCollapsible(false);
 	split2->setOrientation(Qt::Vertical);
 
 	// create config tree
-	configView = new ConfigView(split2, "config");
+	configView = new ConfigView(widget, "config");
 	configList = configView->list;
 
-	helpText = new ConfigInfoView(split2, "help");
+	helpText = new ConfigInfoView(widget, "help");
+
+	layout->addWidget(split2);
+	split2->addWidget(split1);
+	split1->addWidget(configView);
+	split1->addWidget(menuView);
+	split2->addWidget(helpText);
 
 	setTabOrder(configList, helpText);
 	configList->setFocus();