diff --git a/util/kconfig/qconf.cc b/util/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 9d3b04b076..be1423e7e5 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/util/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 # define _ qgettext
 #endif
 
+int kconfig_warnings = 0;
+
 static QApplication *configApp;
 static ConfigSettings *configSettings;