diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_inc/expected_stderr b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_inc/expected_stderr
index a15dbedd253a..6b582eee2176 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_inc/expected_stderr
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_inc/expected_stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-Kconfig.inc1:4: recursive inclusion detected. Inclusion path:
-  current file : 'Kconfig.inc1'
-  included from: 'Kconfig.inc3:1'
-  included from: 'Kconfig.inc2:3'
-  included from: 'Kconfig.inc1:4'
+Recursive inclusion detected.
+Inclusion path:
+  current file : Kconfig.inc1
+  included from: Kconfig.inc3:1
+  included from: Kconfig.inc2:3
+  included from: Kconfig.inc1:4
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
index 88b650eb9cc9..6f139d2dc65a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
@@ -328,14 +328,13 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 	for (iter = current_file->parent; iter; iter = iter->parent ) {
 		if (!strcmp(current_file->name,iter->name) ) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
-				"%s:%d: recursive inclusion detected. "
-				"Inclusion path:\n  current file : '%s'\n",
-				zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(),
-				zconf_curname());
+				"Recursive inclusion detected.\n"
+				"Inclusion path:\n"
+				"  current file : %s\n", zconf_curname());
 			iter = current_file;
 			do {
 				iter = iter->parent;
-				fprintf(stderr, "  included from: '%s:%d'\n",
+				fprintf(stderr, "  included from: %s:%d\n",
 					iter->name, iter->lineno - 1);
 			} while (strcmp(iter->name, current_file->name));
 			exit(1);