diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 8be8a70c5542..ce7fc87a49a7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1392,6 +1392,8 @@ ConfigMainWindow::ConfigMainWindow(void)
 	conf_set_changed_callback(conf_changed);
 	// Set saveAction's initial state
 	conf_changed();
+	configname = xstrdup(conf_get_configname());
+
 	QAction *saveAsAction = new QAction("Save &As...", this);
 	  connect(saveAsAction, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), SLOT(saveConfigAs()));
 	QAction *searchAction = new QAction("&Find", this);
@@ -1520,17 +1522,29 @@ ConfigMainWindow::ConfigMainWindow(void)
 
 void ConfigMainWindow::loadConfig(void)
 {
-	QString s = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, "", conf_get_configname());
-	if (s.isNull())
+	QString str;
+	QByteArray ba;
+	const char *name;
+
+	str = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, "", configname);
+	if (str.isNull())
 		return;
-	if (conf_read(QFile::encodeName(s)))
+
+	ba = str.toLocal8Bit();
+	name = ba.data();
+
+	if (conf_read(name))
 		QMessageBox::information(this, "qconf", "Unable to load configuration!");
+
+	free(configname);
+	configname = xstrdup(name);
+
 	ConfigView::updateListAll();
 }
 
 bool ConfigMainWindow::saveConfig(void)
 {
-	if (conf_write(NULL)) {
+	if (conf_write(configname)) {
 		QMessageBox::information(this, "qconf", "Unable to save configuration!");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1541,10 +1555,24 @@ bool ConfigMainWindow::saveConfig(void)
 
 void ConfigMainWindow::saveConfigAs(void)
 {
-	QString s = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, "", conf_get_configname());
-	if (s.isNull())
+	QString str;
+	QByteArray ba;
+	const char *name;
+
+	str = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, "", configname);
+	if (str.isNull())
 		return;
-	saveConfig();
+
+	ba = str.toLocal8Bit();
+	name = ba.data();
+
+	if (conf_write(name)) {
+		QMessageBox::information(this, "qconf", "Unable to save configuration!");
+	}
+	conf_write_autoconf(0);
+
+	free(configname);
+	configname = xstrdup(name);
 }
 
 void ConfigMainWindow::searchConfig(void)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
index 41df466e67d9..45bfe9b2b966 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ protected:
 class ConfigMainWindow : public QMainWindow {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
+	char *configname;
 	static QAction *saveAction;
 	static void conf_changed(void);
 public: