diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 9f3c889..f7d89d7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -574,8 +574,6 @@
 	if (!out)
 		return 1;
 
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
-	sym_calc_value(sym);
 	time(&now);
 	env = getenv("KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP");
 	if (env && *env)
@@ -583,10 +581,10 @@
 
 	fprintf(out, _("#\n"
 		       "# Automatically generated make config: don't edit\n"
-		       "# Linux kernel version: %s\n"
+		       "# %s\n"
 		       "%s%s"
 		       "#\n"),
-		     sym_get_string_value(sym),
+		     rootmenu.prompt->text,
 		     use_timestamp ? "# " : "",
 		     use_timestamp ? ctime(&now) : "");
 
@@ -797,25 +795,23 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
-	sym_calc_value(sym);
 	time(&now);
 	fprintf(out, "#\n"
 		     "# Automatically generated make config: don't edit\n"
-		     "# Linux kernel version: %s\n"
+		     "# %s\n"
 		     "# %s"
 		     "#\n",
-		     sym_get_string_value(sym), ctime(&now));
+		     rootmenu.prompt->text, ctime(&now));
 	fprintf(tristate, "#\n"
 			  "# Automatically generated - do not edit\n"
 			  "\n");
 	fprintf(out_h, "/*\n"
 		       " * Automatically generated C config: don't edit\n"
-		       " * Linux kernel version: %s\n"
+		       " * %s\n"
 		       " * %s"
 		       " */\n"
 		       "#define AUTOCONF_INCLUDED\n",
-		       sym_get_string_value(sym), ctime(&now));
+		       rootmenu.prompt->text, ctime(&now));
 
 	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
 		sym_calc_value(sym);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 262fbd1..4558961 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
 	GladeXML *xml;
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	GtkTextBuffer *txtbuf;
-	char title[256];
 	GtkStyle *style;
 
 	xml = glade_xml_new(glade_file, "window1", NULL);
@@ -210,9 +209,7 @@
 					  /*"style", PANGO_STYLE_OBLIQUE, */
 					  NULL);
 
-	sprintf(title, _("Linux Kernel v%s Configuration"),
-		getenv("KERNELVERSION"));
-	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(main_wnd), title);
+	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(main_wnd), rootmenu.prompt->text);
 
 	gtk_widget_show(main_wnd);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index cee4281..d433c7a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -288,13 +288,9 @@
 {
 	static char menu_backtitle[PATH_MAX+128];
 	int size;
-	struct symbol *sym;
 
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
-	sym_calc_value(sym);
 	size = snprintf(menu_backtitle, sizeof(menu_backtitle),
-	                _("%s - Linux Kernel v%s Configuration"),
-		        config_filename, sym_get_string_value(sym));
+	                "%s - %s", config_filename, rootmenu.prompt->text);
 	if (size >= sizeof(menu_backtitle))
 		menu_backtitle[sizeof(menu_backtitle)-1] = '\0';
 	set_dialog_backtitle(menu_backtitle);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 801cc04..545e1af 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -633,13 +633,9 @@
 static const char *set_config_filename(const char *config_filename)
 {
 	int size;
-	struct symbol *sym;
 
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
-	sym_calc_value(sym);
 	size = snprintf(menu_backtitle, sizeof(menu_backtitle),
-			_("%s - Linux Kernel v%s Configuration"),
-			config_filename, sym_get_string_value(sym));
+			"%s - %s", config_filename, rootmenu.prompt->text);
 	if (size >= sizeof(menu_backtitle))
 		menu_backtitle[sizeof(menu_backtitle)-1] = '\0';
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index fe18f7e..06dd2e3 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1274,8 +1274,8 @@
 	char title[256];
 
 	QDesktopWidget *d = configApp->desktop();
-	snprintf(title, sizeof(title), _("Linux Kernel v%s Configuration%s"),
-		getenv("KERNELVERSION"),
+	snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "%s%s",
+		rootmenu.prompt->text,
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x040000
 		" (Qt3)"
 #else