diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 583f640..f81f263 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -457,6 +457,82 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write out a minimal config.
+ * All values that has default values are skipped as this is redundant.
+ */
+int conf_write_defconfig(const char *filename)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	struct menu *menu;
+	FILE *out;
+
+	out = fopen(filename, "w");
+	if (!out)
+		return 1;
+
+	sym_clear_all_valid();
+
+	/* Traverse all menus to find all relevant symbols */
+	menu = rootmenu.list;
+
+	while (menu != NULL)
+	{
+		sym = menu->sym;
+		if (sym == NULL) {
+			if (!menu_is_visible(menu))
+				goto next_menu;
+		} else if (!sym_is_choice(sym)) {
+			sym_calc_value(sym);
+			if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
+				goto next_menu;
+			sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
+			/* If we cannot change the symbol - skip */
+			if (!sym_is_changable(sym))
+				goto next_menu;
+			/* If symbol equals to default value - skip */
+			if (strcmp(sym_get_string_value(sym), sym_get_string_default(sym)) == 0)
+				goto next_menu;
+
+			/*
+			 * If symbol is a choice value and equals to the
+			 * default for a choice - skip.
+			 * But only if value equal to "y".
+			 */
+			if (sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
+				struct symbol *cs;
+				struct symbol *ds;
+
+				cs = prop_get_symbol(sym_get_choice_prop(sym));
+				ds = sym_choice_default(cs);
+				if (sym == ds) {
+					if ((sym->type == S_BOOLEAN ||
+					sym->type == S_TRISTATE) &&
+					sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == yes)
+						goto next_menu;
+				}
+			}
+			conf_write_symbol(sym, sym->type, out, true);
+		}
+next_menu:
+		if (menu->list != NULL) {
+			menu = menu->list;
+		}
+		else if (menu->next != NULL) {
+			menu = menu->next;
+		} else {
+			while ((menu = menu->parent)) {
+				if (menu->next != NULL) {
+					menu = menu->next;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	fclose(out);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int conf_write(const char *name)
 {
 	FILE *out;