diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
index eeac64ccc730..c2f577d71964 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ n	[A-Za-z0-9_-]
 	}
 	<<EOF>>	{
 		BEGIN(INITIAL);
+		yylval.string = text;
+		return T_WORD_QUOTE;
 	}
 }