diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 2220bc4b051b..0f7eba7d472a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -403,9 +403,10 @@ void sym_calc_value(struct symbol *sym)
 			if (!sym_is_choice(sym)) {
 				prop = sym_get_default_prop(sym);
 				if (prop) {
-					sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITE;
 					newval.tri = EXPR_AND(expr_calc_value(prop->expr),
 							      prop->visible.tri);
+					if (newval.tri != no)
+						sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITE;
 				}
 				if (sym->implied.tri != no) {
 					sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITE;