diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index a8afce2..c86c27f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 		sym->type = type;
 		return;
 	}
-	menu_warn(current_entry, "type of '%s' redefined from '%s' to '%s'\n",
+	menu_warn(current_entry, "type of '%s' redefined from '%s' to '%s'",
 	    sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
 	    sym_type_name(sym->type), sym_type_name(type));
 }
@@ -124,15 +124,20 @@
 	struct property *prop = prop_alloc(type, current_entry->sym);
 
 	prop->menu = current_entry;
-	prop->text = prompt;
 	prop->expr = expr;
 	prop->visible.expr = menu_check_dep(dep);
 
 	if (prompt) {
+		if (isspace(*prompt)) {
+			prop_warn(prop, "leading whitespace ignored");
+			while (isspace(*prompt))
+				prompt++;
+		}
 		if (current_entry->prompt)
-			menu_warn(current_entry, "prompt redefined\n");
+			prop_warn(prop, "prompt redefined");
 		current_entry->prompt = prop;
 	}
+	prop->text = prompt;
 
 	return prop;
 }
@@ -343,11 +348,10 @@
 
 	if (sym && !(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WARNED)) {
 		if (sym->type == S_UNKNOWN)
-			menu_warn(parent, "config symbol defined "
-			    "without type\n");
+			menu_warn(parent, "config symbol defined without type");
 
 		if (sym_is_choice(sym) && !parent->prompt)
-			menu_warn(parent, "choice must have a prompt\n");
+			menu_warn(parent, "choice must have a prompt");
 
 		/* Check properties connected to this symbol */
 		sym_check_prop(sym);