diff --git a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
index 903476f7..d7131205 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
@@ -393,10 +393,8 @@ def kconfig(args):
             raise RuntimeError("kconfig check failed!")
 
         # Default to all kernel packages
-        packages = []
-        if args.package:
-            packages = [args.package]
-        else:
+        packages = args.package
+        if not args.package:
             for aport in pmb.helpers.pmaports.get_list(args):
                 if aport.startswith("linux-"):
                     packages.append(aport.split("linux-")[1])
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index 3ba36510..3203d9cb 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def arguments_kconfig(subparser):
         check.add_argument(f"--{name}", action="store_true",
                            dest=f"kconfig_check_{name}",
                            help=f"check options needed for {name} too")
-    add_kernel_arg(check)
+    add_kernel_arg(check, nargs="*")
 
     # "pmbootstrap kconfig edit"
     edit = sub.add_parser("edit", help="edit kernel aport config")