diff --git a/kconfig/lexer.l b/kconfig/lexer.l
index 6354c905..240109f9 100644
--- a/kconfig/lexer.l
+++ b/kconfig/lexer.l
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct buffer {
 	YY_BUFFER_STATE state;
 };
 
-struct buffer *current_buf;
+static struct buffer *current_buf;
 
 static int last_ts, first_ts;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ n	[A-Za-z0-9_-]
 "endchoice"		return T_ENDCHOICE;
 "endif"			return T_ENDIF;
 "endmenu"		return T_ENDMENU;
-"help"|"---help---"	return T_HELP;
+"help"			return T_HELP;
 "hex"			return T_HEX;
 "if"			return T_IF;
 "imply"			return T_IMPLY;
diff --git a/kconfig/lkc.h b/kconfig/lkc.h
index d4ca8297..8454649b 100644
--- a/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -66,23 +66,6 @@ static inline void xfwrite(const void *str, size_t len, size_t count, FILE *out)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error in writing or end of file.\n");
 }
 
-/* menu.c */
-void _menu_init(void);
-void menu_warn(struct menu *menu, const char *fmt, ...);
-struct menu *menu_add_menu(void);
-void menu_end_menu(void);
-void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym);
-void menu_add_dep(struct expr *dep);
-void menu_add_visibility(struct expr *dep);
-struct property *menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *dep);
-void menu_add_expr(enum prop_type type, struct expr *expr, struct expr *dep);
-void menu_add_symbol(enum prop_type type, struct symbol *sym, struct expr *dep);
-void menu_add_option_modules(void);
-void menu_add_option_defconfig_list(void);
-void menu_add_option_allnoconfig_y(void);
-void menu_finalize(struct menu *parent);
-void menu_set_type(int type);
-
 /* util.c */
 struct file *file_lookup(const char *name);
 void *xmalloc(size_t size);
@@ -109,6 +92,36 @@ void str_append(struct gstr *gs, const char *s);
 void str_printf(struct gstr *gs, const char *fmt, ...);
 const char *str_get(struct gstr *gs);
 
+/* menu.c */
+void _menu_init(void);
+void menu_warn(struct menu *menu, const char *fmt, ...);
+struct menu *menu_add_menu(void);
+void menu_end_menu(void);
+void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym);
+void menu_add_dep(struct expr *dep);
+void menu_add_visibility(struct expr *dep);
+struct property *menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt, struct expr *dep);
+void menu_add_expr(enum prop_type type, struct expr *expr, struct expr *dep);
+void menu_add_symbol(enum prop_type type, struct symbol *sym, struct expr *dep);
+void menu_add_option_modules(void);
+void menu_add_option_defconfig_list(void);
+void menu_add_option_allnoconfig_y(void);
+void menu_finalize(struct menu *parent);
+void menu_set_type(int type);
+
+extern struct menu rootmenu;
+
+bool menu_is_empty(struct menu *menu);
+bool menu_is_visible(struct menu *menu);
+bool menu_has_prompt(struct menu *menu);
+const char *menu_get_prompt(struct menu *menu);
+struct menu *menu_get_root_menu(struct menu *menu);
+struct menu *menu_get_parent_menu(struct menu *menu);
+bool menu_has_help(struct menu *menu);
+const char *menu_get_help(struct menu *menu);
+struct gstr get_relations_str(struct symbol **sym_arr, struct list_head *head);
+void menu_get_ext_help(struct menu *menu, struct gstr *help);
+
 /* symbol.c */
 void sym_clear_all_valid(void);
 struct symbol *sym_choice_default(struct symbol *sym);
diff --git a/kconfig/lkc_proto.h b/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
index f9ab9823..9e81be33 100644
--- a/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
+++ b/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
@@ -12,20 +12,6 @@ bool conf_get_changed(void);
 void conf_set_changed_callback(void (*fn)(void));
 void conf_set_message_callback(void (*fn)(const char *s));
 
-/* menu.c */
-extern struct menu rootmenu;
-
-bool menu_is_empty(struct menu *menu);
-bool menu_is_visible(struct menu *menu);
-bool menu_has_prompt(struct menu *menu);
-const char * menu_get_prompt(struct menu *menu);
-struct menu * menu_get_root_menu(struct menu *menu);
-struct menu * menu_get_parent_menu(struct menu *menu);
-bool menu_has_help(struct menu *menu);
-const char * menu_get_help(struct menu *menu);
-struct gstr get_relations_str(struct symbol **sym_arr, struct list_head *head);
-void menu_get_ext_help(struct menu *menu, struct gstr *help);
-
 /* symbol.c */
 extern struct symbol * symbol_hash[SYMBOL_HASHSIZE];
 
diff --git a/kconfig/nconf.c b/kconfig/nconf.c
index 49b405d8..c1df68e3 100644
--- a/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ static void build_conf(struct menu *menu)
 			switch (ptype) {
 			case P_MENU:
 				child_count++;
-				prompt = prompt;
 				if (single_menu_mode) {
 					item_make(menu, 'm',
 						"%s%*c%s",
diff --git a/kconfig/symbol.c b/kconfig/symbol.c
index 9363e37b..ffa3ec65 100644
--- a/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -15,15 +15,21 @@ struct symbol symbol_yes = {
 	.name = "y",
 	.curr = { "y", yes },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_CONST|SYMBOL_VALID,
-}, symbol_mod = {
+};
+
+struct symbol symbol_mod = {
 	.name = "m",
 	.curr = { "m", mod },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_CONST|SYMBOL_VALID,
-}, symbol_no = {
+};
+
+struct symbol symbol_no = {
 	.name = "n",
 	.curr = { "n", no },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_CONST|SYMBOL_VALID,
-}, symbol_empty = {
+};
+
+static struct symbol symbol_empty = {
 	.name = "",
 	.curr = { "", no },
 	.flags = SYMBOL_VALID,
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ struct symbol symbol_yes = {
 
 struct symbol *sym_defconfig_list;
 struct symbol *modules_sym;
-tristate modules_val;
+static tristate modules_val;
 
 enum symbol_type sym_get_type(struct symbol *sym)
 {