diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 2e35d4b2bbfd..89274809a826 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ load:
 	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
 		sym->flags |= SYMBOL_CHANGED;
 		sym->flags &= ~(def_flags|SYMBOL_VALID);
-		if (sym_is_choice(sym))
-			sym->flags |= def_flags;
 		switch (sym->type) {
 		case S_INT:
 		case S_HEX:
@@ -379,13 +377,13 @@ setsym:
 			case mod:
 				if (cs->def[def].tri == yes) {
 					conf_warning("%s creates inconsistent choice state", sym->name);
-					cs->flags &= ~def_flags;
 				}
 				break;
 			case yes:
 				if (cs->def[def].tri != no)
 					conf_warning("override: %s changes choice state", sym->name);
 				cs->def[def].val = sym;
+				cs->flags |= def_flags;
 				break;
 			}
 			cs->def[def].tri = EXPR_OR(cs->def[def].tri, sym->def[def].tri);
@@ -791,6 +789,8 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 			sym_calc_value(sym);
 			if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
 				goto next;
+			if (sym_is_choice_value(sym) && !menu_is_visible(menu->parent))
+				goto next;
 			sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
 
 			conf_write_symbol(out, sym, &kconfig_printer_cb, NULL);
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ static void randomize_choice_values(struct symbol *csym)
 		else {
 			sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = no;
 		}
+		sym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID);
 	}
 	csym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
 	/* clear VALID to get value calculated */