diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 501fdcc5e999..1134892599da 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 				     "# %s\n"
 				     "#\n", str);
 			need_newline = false;
-		} else if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_CHOICE)) {
+		} else if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_CHOICE) &&
+			   !(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITTEN)) {
 			sym_calc_value(sym);
 			if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
 				goto next;
@@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 				fprintf(out, "\n");
 				need_newline = false;
 			}
-			sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
+			sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WRITTEN;
 			conf_write_symbol(out, sym, &kconfig_printer_cb, NULL);
 		}
 
@@ -1063,8 +1064,6 @@ int conf_write_autoconf(int overwrite)
 	if (!overwrite && is_present(autoconf_name))
 		return 0;
 
-	sym_clear_all_valid();
-
 	conf_write_dep("include/config/auto.conf.cmd");
 
 	if (conf_touch_deps())
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
index 8dde65bc3165..017843c9a4f4 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct symbol {
 #define SYMBOL_OPTIONAL   0x0100  /* choice is optional - values can be 'n' */
 #define SYMBOL_WRITE      0x0200  /* write symbol to file (KCONFIG_CONFIG) */
 #define SYMBOL_CHANGED    0x0400  /* ? */
+#define SYMBOL_WRITTEN    0x0800  /* track info to avoid double-write to .config */
 #define SYMBOL_NO_WRITE   0x1000  /* Symbol for internal use only; it will not be written */
 #define SYMBOL_CHECKED    0x2000  /* used during dependency checking */
 #define SYMBOL_WARNED     0x8000  /* warning has been issued */