diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 6e09788..ea2446a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
-	const char *def, *help;
+	const char *def;
 
 	while (1) {
 		printf("%*s%s ", indent - 1, "", menu->prompt->text);
@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@
 		case '?':
 			/* print help */
 			if (line[1] == '\n') {
-				help = nohelp_text;
-				if (menu->sym->help)
-					help = menu->sym->help;
-				printf("\n%s\n", menu->sym->help);
+				printf("\n%s\n", menu->sym->help ? menu->sym->help : nohelp_text);
 				def = NULL;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -207,7 +204,6 @@
 static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
-	int type;
 	tristate oldval, newval;
 	const char *help;
 
@@ -215,7 +211,6 @@
 		printf("%*s%s ", indent - 1, "", menu->prompt->text);
 		if (sym->name)
 			printf("(%s) ", sym->name);
-		type = sym_get_type(sym);
 		putchar('[');
 		oldval = sym_get_tristate_value(sym);
 		switch (oldval) {
@@ -282,11 +277,9 @@
 {
 	struct symbol *sym, *def_sym;
 	struct menu *child;
-	int type;
 	bool is_new;
 
 	sym = menu->sym;
-	type = sym_get_type(sym);
 	is_new = !sym_has_value(sym);
 	if (sym_is_changable(sym)) {
 		conf_sym(menu);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c
index 77848bb..de4ae41 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.c
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@
 {
 	int i, x, y, cur_x, cur_y, fpos, key = 0;
 	int passed_end;
-	char search_term[MAX_LEN + 1];
 	WINDOW *dialog, *text;
 
-	search_term[0] = '\0';	/* no search term entered yet */
-
 	/* Open input file for reading */
 	if ((fd = open(file, O_RDONLY)) == -1) {
 		endwin();
@@ -437,7 +434,6 @@
  */
 static void print_line(WINDOW * win, int row, int width)
 {
-	int y, x;
 	char *line;
 
 	line = get_line();
@@ -446,11 +442,13 @@
 	waddch(win, ' ');
 	waddnstr(win, line, MIN(strlen(line), width - 2));
 
-	getyx(win, y, x);
 	/* Clear 'residue' of previous line */
 #if OLD_NCURSES
 	{
 		int i;
+		int y, x;
+
+		getyx(win, y, x);
 		for (i = 0; i < width - x; i++)
 			waddch(win, ' ');
 	}