int conf_read(const char *name)
 {
-       struct symbol *sym, *choice_sym;
-       struct property *prop;
-       struct expr *e;
-       int i, flags;
+       struct symbol *sym;
+       int i;
 
        sym_set_change_count(0);
 
        for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
                sym_calc_value(sym);
                if (sym_is_choice(sym) || (sym->flags & SYMBOL_AUTO))
-                       goto sym_ok;
+                       continue;
                if (sym_has_value(sym) && (sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE)) {
                        /* check that calculated value agrees with saved value */
                        switch (sym->type) {
                                if (sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri != sym_get_tristate_value(sym))
                                        break;
                                if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
-                                       goto sym_ok;
+                                       continue;
                                /* fall through */
                        default:
                                if (!strcmp(sym->curr.val, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
-                                       goto sym_ok;
+                                       continue;
                                break;
                        }
                } else if (!sym_has_value(sym) && !(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
                        /* no previous value and not saved */
-                       goto sym_ok;
+                       continue;
                conf_unsaved++;
                /* maybe print value in verbose mode... */
-       sym_ok:
-               if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
-                       continue;
-               /* The choice symbol only has a set value (and thus is not new)
-                * if all its visible childs have values.
-                */
-               prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
-               flags = sym->flags;
-               expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, choice_sym)
-                       if (choice_sym->visible != no)
-                               flags &= choice_sym->flags;
-               sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
        }
 
        for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
 
        struct symbol *def_sym;
        struct property *prop;
        struct expr *e;
+       int flags;
 
        /* first calculate all choice values' visibilities */
+       flags = sym->flags;
        prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
-       expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, def_sym)
+       expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, def_sym) {
                sym_calc_visibility(def_sym);
+               if (def_sym->visible != no)
+                       flags &= def_sym->flags;
+       }
+
+       sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
 
        /* is the user choice visible? */
        def_sym = sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val;