diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index d9d16469859ab..b1b1ee8cf9870 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static struct property *menu_add_prop(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct
 			while (isspace(*prompt))
 				prompt++;
 		}
-		if (current_entry->prompt && current_entry != &rootmenu)
+		if (current_entry->prompt)
 			prop_warn(prop, "prompt redefined");
 
 		/* Apply all upper menus' visibilities to actual prompts. */