diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 347e89874fa1..506b1639a780 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void ConfigList::updateList()
 		return;
 	}
 update:
-	updateMenuList(this, rootEntry);
+	updateMenuList(rootEntry);
 	update();
 	resizeColumnToContents(0);
 }
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void ConfigList::setRootMenu(struct menu *menu)
 	type = menu && menu->prompt ? menu->prompt->type : P_UNKNOWN;
 	if (type != P_MENU)
 		return;
-	updateMenuList(this, 0);
+	updateMenuList(0);
 	rootEntry = menu;
 	updateListAll();
 	if (currentItem()) {
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ hide:
 	}
 }
 
-void ConfigList::updateMenuList(ConfigList *parent, struct menu* menu)
+void ConfigList::updateMenuList(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct menu* child;
 	ConfigItem* item;
@@ -637,19 +637,19 @@ void ConfigList::updateMenuList(ConfigList *parent, struct menu* menu)
 	enum prop_type type;
 
 	if (!menu) {
-		while (parent->topLevelItemCount() > 0)
+		while (topLevelItemCount() > 0)
 		{
-			delete parent->takeTopLevelItem(0);
+			delete takeTopLevelItem(0);
 		}
 
 		return;
 	}
 
-	last = (ConfigItem*)parent->topLevelItem(0);
+	last = (ConfigItem *)topLevelItem(0);
 	if (last && !last->goParent)
 		last = 0;
 	for (child = menu->list; child; child = child->next) {
-		item = last ? last->nextSibling() : (ConfigItem*)parent->topLevelItem(0);
+		item = last ? last->nextSibling() : (ConfigItem *)topLevelItem(0);
 		type = child->prompt ? child->prompt->type : P_UNKNOWN;
 
 		switch (mode) {
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ void ConfigList::updateMenuList(ConfigList *parent, struct menu* menu)
 			if (!child->sym && !child->list && !child->prompt)
 				continue;
 			if (!item || item->menu != child)
-				item = new ConfigItem(parent, last, child, visible);
+				item = new ConfigItem(this, last, child, visible);
 			else
 				item->testUpdateMenu(visible);
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void ConfigList::updateMenuList(ConfigList *parent, struct menu* menu)
 		}
 hide:
 		if (item && item->menu == child) {
-			last = (ConfigItem*)parent->topLevelItem(0);
+			last = (ConfigItem *)topLevelItem(0);
 			if (last == item)
 				last = 0;
 			else while (last->nextSibling() != item)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
index 6d06ec399ff0..952bd98d7912 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
 	bool menuSkip(struct menu *);
 
 	void updateMenuList(ConfigItem *parent, struct menu*);
-	void updateMenuList(ConfigList *parent, struct menu*);
+	void updateMenuList(struct menu *menu);
 
 	bool updateAll;