diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 22a3c40..ecc5aa5 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -656,11 +656,11 @@
 	size = strlen(newval) + 1;
 	if (sym->type == S_HEX && (newval[0] != '0' || (newval[1] != 'x' && newval[1] != 'X'))) {
 		size += 2;
-		sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val = val = malloc(size);
+		sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val = val = xmalloc(size);
 		*val++ = '0';
 		*val++ = 'x';
 	} else if (!oldval || strcmp(oldval, newval))
-		sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val = val = malloc(size);
+		sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val = val = xmalloc(size);
 	else
 		return true;
 
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
 		hash = 0;
 	}
 
-	symbol = malloc(sizeof(*symbol));
+	symbol = xmalloc(sizeof(*symbol));
 	memset(symbol, 0, sizeof(*symbol));
 	symbol->name = new_name;
 	symbol->type = S_UNKNOWN;
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
 	size_t reslen;
 
 	reslen = strlen(in) + 1;
-	res = malloc(reslen);
+	res = xmalloc(reslen);
 	res[0] = '\0';
 
 	while ((src = strchr(in, '$'))) {
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
 		p++;
 	}
 
-	res = malloc(reslen);
+	res = xmalloc(reslen);
 	res[0] = '\0';
 
 	strcat(res, "\"");
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@
 	struct property *prop;
 	struct property **propp;
 
-	prop = malloc(sizeof(*prop));
+	prop = xmalloc(sizeof(*prop));
 	memset(prop, 0, sizeof(*prop));
 	prop->type = type;
 	prop->sym = sym;