diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 4a6811d77d18..7fca9cc3ae74 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
 				/* Reset a string value if it's out of range */
 				if (sym_string_within_range(sym, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
 					break;
-				sym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID|SYMBOL_DEF_USER);
+				sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_VALID;
 				conf_unsaved++;
 				break;
 			default: