diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 0a013ab..e95718fe 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -661,6 +661,80 @@
 	return true;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Find the default value associated to a symbol.
+ * For tristate symbol handle the modules=n case
+ * in which case "m" becomes "y".
+ * If the symbol does not have any default then fallback
+ * to the fixed default values.
+ */
+const char *sym_get_string_default(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	struct property *prop;
+	struct symbol *ds;
+	const char *str;
+	tristate val;
+
+	sym_calc_visibility(sym);
+	sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
+	val = symbol_no.curr.tri;
+	str = symbol_empty.curr.val;
+
+	/* If symbol has a default value look it up */
+	prop = sym_get_default_prop(sym);
+	if (prop != NULL) {
+		switch (sym->type) {
+		case S_BOOLEAN:
+		case S_TRISTATE:
+			/* The visibility imay limit the value from yes => mod */
+			val = EXPR_AND(expr_calc_value(prop->expr), prop->visible.tri);
+			break;
+		default:
+			/*
+			 * The following fails to handle the situation
+			 * where a default value is further limited by
+			 * the valid range.
+			 */
+			ds = prop_get_symbol(prop);
+			if (ds != NULL) {
+				sym_calc_value(ds);
+				str = (const char *)ds->curr.val;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Handle select statements */
+	val = EXPR_OR(val, sym->rev_dep.tri);
+
+	/* transpose mod to yes if modules are not enabled */
+	if (val == mod)
+		if (!sym_is_choice_value(sym) && modules_sym->curr.tri == no)
+			val = yes;
+
+	/* transpose mod to yes if type is bool */
+	if (sym->type == S_BOOLEAN && val == mod)
+		val = yes;
+
+	switch (sym->type) {
+	case S_BOOLEAN:
+	case S_TRISTATE:
+		switch (val) {
+		case no: return "n";
+		case mod: return "m";
+		case yes: return "y";
+		}
+	case S_INT:
+	case S_HEX:
+		return str;
+	case S_STRING:
+		return str;
+	case S_OTHER:
+	case S_UNKNOWN:
+		break;
+	}
+	return "";
+}
+
 const char *sym_get_string_value(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	tristate val;