diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index c4dec80cfd8e..210a49e27d47 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ void conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
 				sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = no;
 				break;
 			case def_random:
-				sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = (tristate)(rand() % 3);
+				cnt = sym_get_type(sym) == S_TRISTATE ? 3 : 2;
+				sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = (tristate)(rand() % cnt);
 				break;
 			default:
 				continue;