diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl b/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl
index afbd54ac1d83..9726946472fd 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ close (LIN);
 my %configs;
 foreach my $module (keys(%modules)) {
     if (defined($objects{$module})) {
-	@arr = @{$objects{$module}};
+	my @arr = @{$objects{$module}};
 	foreach my $conf (@arr) {
 	    $configs{$conf} = $module;
 	}