diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index d000869b787c..78087b2d9ac6 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void ConfigItem::updateMenu(void)
 		goto set_prompt;
 	case P_COMMENT:
 		setIcon(promptColIdx, QIcon());
+		prompt = "*** " + prompt + " ***";
 		goto set_prompt;
 	default:
 		;