diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 2e7a048..174b230 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -205,6 +205,16 @@
 	}
 	if (sym_is_choice_value(sym))
 		return;
+	/* defaulting to "yes" if no explicit "depends on" are given */
+	tri = yes;
+	if (sym->dir_dep.expr)
+		tri = expr_calc_value(sym->dir_dep.expr);
+	if (tri == mod)
+		tri = yes;
+	if (sym->dir_dep.tri != tri) {
+		sym->dir_dep.tri = tri;
+		sym_set_changed(sym);
+	}
 	tri = no;
 	if (sym->rev_dep.expr)
 		tri = expr_calc_value(sym->rev_dep.expr);
@@ -321,6 +331,14 @@
 				}
 			}
 		calc_newval:
+			if (sym->dir_dep.tri == no && sym->rev_dep.tri != no) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "warning: (");
+				expr_fprint(sym->rev_dep.expr, stderr);
+				fprintf(stderr, ") selects %s which has unmet direct dependencies (",
+					sym->name);
+				expr_fprint(sym->dir_dep.expr, stderr);
+				fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+			}
 			newval.tri = EXPR_OR(newval.tri, sym->rev_dep.tri);
 		}
 		if (newval.tri == mod && sym_get_type(sym) == S_BOOLEAN)