diff --git a/package/config/conf.c b/package/config/conf.c
index 841635ea9f..bd2ca4bb61 100644
--- a/package/config/conf.c
+++ b/package/config/conf.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void check_stdin(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
+static int conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 {
 	enum symbol_type type = sym_get_type(sym);
 	tristate val;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 		printf("%s\n", def);
 		line[0] = '\n';
 		line[1] = 0;
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	switch (input_mode) {
@@ -89,23 +89,23 @@ static void conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 	case set_random:
 		if (sym_has_value(sym)) {
 			printf("%s\n", def);
-			return;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		break;
 	case ask_new:
 	case ask_silent:
 		if (sym_has_value(sym)) {
 			printf("%s\n", def);
-			return;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		check_stdin();
 	case ask_all:
 		fflush(stdout);
 		fgets(line, 128, stdin);
-		return;
+		return 1;
 	case set_default:
 		printf("%s\n", def);
-		return;
+		return 1;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 	case S_HEX:
 	case S_STRING:
 		printf("%s\n", def);
-		return;
+		return 1;
 	default:
 		;
 	}
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static void conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 		break;
 	}
 	printf("%s", line);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
 		def = sym_get_string_value(sym);
 		if (sym_get_string_value(sym))
 			printf("[%s] ", def);
-		conf_askvalue(sym, def);
+		if (!conf_askvalue(sym, def))
+			return 0;
 		switch (line[0]) {
 		case '\n':
 			break;
@@ -236,7 +238,8 @@ static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu)
 		if (sym->help)
 			printf("/?");
 		printf("] ");
-		conf_askvalue(sym, sym_get_string_value(sym));
+		if (!conf_askvalue(sym, sym_get_string_value(sym)))
+			return 0;
 		strip(line);
 
 		switch (line[0]) {