diff --git a/util/lint/kconfig_lint b/util/lint/kconfig_lint
index adb42c8c3c..787ab6acba 100755
--- a/util/lint/kconfig_lint
+++ b/util/lint/kconfig_lint
@@ -210,6 +210,27 @@ sub check_for_ifdef {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    my @collected_is_enabled;
+    if ($dont_use_git_grep) {
+        @collected_is_enabled =
+            `grep -Irn -- "[[:space:]]IS_ENABLED[[:space:]]*(.*)" | grep -v '$exclude_dirs_and_files' | grep -v "kconfig.h"`;
+    }
+    else {
+        @collected_is_enabled =
+            `git grep -In -- "[[:space:]]IS_ENABLED[[:space:]]*(.*)" | grep -v '$exclude_dirs_and_files' | grep -v "kconfig.h"`;
+    }
+
+    while ( my $line = shift @collected_is_enabled ) {
+        if ($line !~ /CONFIG_/ && $line =~ /^([^:]+):(\d+):.+IS_ENABLED\s*\(\s*(\w+)/ ) {
+            my $file   = $1;
+            my $lineno = $2;
+            my $symbol = $3;
+            if ( ( exists $symbols{$symbol} ) ) {
+                show_error("IS_ENABLED missing CONFIG_ prefix on symbol '$symbol' at $file:$lineno.");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/util/lint/kconfig_lint_README b/util/lint/kconfig_lint_README
index 9076f4ca41..3c638f5e10 100644
--- a/util/lint/kconfig_lint_README
+++ b/util/lint/kconfig_lint_README
@@ -93,5 +93,6 @@ Errors in coreboot source files:
   defined in coreboot's version of Kconfig.
 - The IS_ENABLED macro is only valid for bool symbols.
 - The IS_ENABLED used on unknown CONFIG_ value, like an obsolete symbol.
+- The IS_ENABLED macro is used on a symbol without the CONFIG_ prefix.
 
 TODO: check for choice entries at the top level