diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index c9123ed2b791..13f7fdfe328d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -371,11 +371,13 @@ void sym_calc_value(struct symbol *sym)
 		sym->curr.tri = no;
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!sym_is_choice_value(sym))
-		sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
+	sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
 
 	sym_calc_visibility(sym);
 
+	if (sym->visible != no)
+		sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITE;
+
 	/* set default if recursively called */
 	sym->curr = newval;
 
@@ -390,7 +392,6 @@ void sym_calc_value(struct symbol *sym)
 				/* if the symbol is visible use the user value
 				 * if available, otherwise try the default value
 				 */
-				sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITE;
 				if (sym_has_value(sym)) {
 					newval.tri = EXPR_AND(sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri,
 							      sym->visible);
@@ -433,12 +434,9 @@ void sym_calc_value(struct symbol *sym)
 	case S_STRING:
 	case S_HEX:
 	case S_INT:
-		if (sym->visible != no) {
-			sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITE;
-			if (sym_has_value(sym)) {
-				newval.val = sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val;
-				break;
-			}
+		if (sym->visible != no && sym_has_value(sym)) {
+			newval.val = sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val;
+			break;
 		}
 		prop = sym_get_default_prop(sym);
 		if (prop) {