diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c
index 4e5de60a0c0d..264a2b9f320c 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c
@@ -357,10 +357,8 @@ static char *get_line(void)
 	end_reached = 0;
 	while (*page != '\n') {
 		if (*page == '\0') {
-			if (!end_reached) {
-				end_reached = 1;
-				break;
-			}
+			end_reached = 1;
+			break;
 		} else if (i < MAX_LEN)
 			line[i++] = *(page++);
 		else {
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ static char *get_line(void)
 	if (i <= MAX_LEN)
 		line[i] = '\0';
 	if (!end_reached)
-		page++;		/* move pass '\n' */
+		page++;		/* move past '\n' */
 
 	return line;
 }