diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 7c7a5a6cc3f5..0586085136d1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -344,10 +344,8 @@ setsym:
 
 int conf_read(const char *name)
 {
-	struct symbol *sym, *choice_sym;
-	struct property *prop;
-	struct expr *e;
-	int i, flags;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	int i;
 
 	sym_set_change_count(0);
 
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
 	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
 		sym_calc_value(sym);
 		if (sym_is_choice(sym) || (sym->flags & SYMBOL_AUTO))
-			goto sym_ok;
+			continue;
 		if (sym_has_value(sym) && (sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE)) {
 			/* check that calculated value agrees with saved value */
 			switch (sym->type) {
@@ -366,30 +364,18 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
 				if (sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri != sym_get_tristate_value(sym))
 					break;
 				if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
-					goto sym_ok;
+					continue;
 				/* fall through */
 			default:
 				if (!strcmp(sym->curr.val, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
-					goto sym_ok;
+					continue;
 				break;
 			}
 		} else if (!sym_has_value(sym) && !(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
 			/* no previous value and not saved */
-			goto sym_ok;
+			continue;
 		conf_unsaved++;
 		/* maybe print value in verbose mode... */
-	sym_ok:
-		if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
-			continue;
-		/* The choice symbol only has a set value (and thus is not new)
-		 * if all its visible childs have values.
-		 */
-		prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
-		flags = sym->flags;
-		expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, choice_sym)
-			if (choice_sym->visible != no)
-				flags &= choice_sym->flags;
-		sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
 	}
 
 	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ceadf0e150cf..974d5cb7e30a
--- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ usage() {
 	echo "  -h    display this help text"
 	echo "  -m    only merge the fragments, do not execute the make command"
 	echo "  -n    use allnoconfig instead of alldefconfig"
+	echo "  -r    list redundant entries when merging fragments"
 }
 
 MAKE=true
 ALLTARGET=alldefconfig
+WARNREDUN=false
 
 while true; do
 	case $1 in
@@ -52,18 +54,27 @@ while true; do
 		usage
 		exit
 		;;
+	"-r")
+		WARNREDUN=true
+		shift
+		continue
+		;;
 	*)
 		break
 		;;
 	esac
 done
 
-
+INITFILE=$1
+shift;
 
 MERGE_LIST=$*
 SED_CONFIG_EXP="s/^\(# \)\{0,1\}\(CONFIG_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)[= ].*/\2/p"
 TMP_FILE=$(mktemp ./.tmp.config.XXXXXXXXXX)
 
+echo "Using $INITFILE as base"
+cat $INITFILE > $TMP_FILE
+
 # Merge files, printing warnings on overrided values
 for MERGE_FILE in $MERGE_LIST ; do
 	echo "Merging $MERGE_FILE"
@@ -79,6 +90,8 @@ for MERGE_FILE in $MERGE_LIST ; do
 			echo Previous  value: $PREV_VAL
 			echo New value:       $NEW_VAL
 			echo
+			elif [ "$WARNREDUN" = "true" ]; then
+			echo Value of $CFG is redundant by fragment $MERGE_FILE:
 			fi
 			sed -i "/$CFG[ =]/d" $TMP_FILE
 		fi
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 071f00c3046e..22a3c400fc41 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -262,11 +262,18 @@ static struct symbol *sym_calc_choice(struct symbol *sym)
 	struct symbol *def_sym;
 	struct property *prop;
 	struct expr *e;
+	int flags;
 
 	/* first calculate all choice values' visibilities */
+	flags = sym->flags;
 	prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
-	expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, def_sym)
+	expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, def_sym) {
 		sym_calc_visibility(def_sym);
+		if (def_sym->visible != no)
+			flags &= def_sym->flags;
+	}
+
+	sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
 
 	/* is the user choice visible? */
 	def_sym = sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val;