diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index c55c227af463..87f723804079 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ static int conf_set_sym_val(struct symbol *sym, int def, int def_flags, char *p)
 			sym->flags |= def_flags;
 			break;
 		}
-		conf_warning("symbol value '%s' invalid for %s", p, sym->name);
+		if (def != S_DEF_AUTO)
+			conf_warning("symbol value '%s' invalid for %s",
+				     p, sym->name);
 		return 1;
 	case S_OTHER:
 		if (*p != '"') {
@@ -161,7 +163,8 @@ static int conf_set_sym_val(struct symbol *sym, int def, int def_flags, char *p)
 			memmove(p2, p2 + 1, strlen(p2));
 		}
 		if (!p2) {
-			conf_warning("invalid string found");
+			if (def != S_DEF_AUTO)
+				conf_warning("invalid string found");
 			return 1;
 		}
 		/* fall through */
@@ -172,7 +175,9 @@ static int conf_set_sym_val(struct symbol *sym, int def, int def_flags, char *p)
 			sym->def[def].val = strdup(p);
 			sym->flags |= def_flags;
 		} else {
-			conf_warning("symbol value '%s' invalid for %s", p, sym->name);
+			if (def != S_DEF_AUTO)
+				conf_warning("symbol value '%s' invalid for %s",
+					     p, sym->name);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		break;