diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.c b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.c
index 58c2f8afe59b..7e10e919fbdc 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ do_resize:
 		if (key < 256 && isalpha(key))
 			key = tolower(key);
 
-		if (strchr("ynmh", key))
+		if (strchr("ynmh ", key))
 			i = max_choice;
 		else {
 			for (i = choice + 1; i < max_choice; i++) {