diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 0e06afa08908..9def59423743 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1636,22 +1636,33 @@ void ConfigMainWindow::setMenuLink(struct menu *menu)
 			return;
 		list->setRootMenu(parent);
 		break;
-	case symbolMode:
+	case menuMode:
 		if (menu->flags & MENU_ROOT) {
-			configList->setRootMenu(menu);
+			menuList->setRootMenu(menu);
 			configList->clearSelection();
-			list = menuList;
-		} else {
 			list = configList;
+		} else {
 			parent = menu_get_parent_menu(menu->parent);
 			if (!parent)
 				return;
-			item = menuList->findConfigItem(parent);
+
+			/* Clear an already-selected item */
+			if (!configList->selectedItems().isEmpty()) {
+				item = (ConfigItem*)configList->selectedItems().first();
+				if (item)
+					item->setSelected(false);
+			}
+
+			/* Select the config view */
+			item = configList->findConfigItem(parent);
 			if (item) {
 				item->setSelected(true);
-				menuList->scrollToItem(item);
+				configList->scrollToItem(item);
 			}
-			list->setRootMenu(parent);
+
+			menuList->setRootMenu(parent);
+			menuList->clearSelection();
+			list = menuList;
 		}
 		break;
 	case fullMode: