diff --git a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
index 24f0c351..c9b76ab6 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ def newapkbuild(args):
 
 def kconfig(args):
     if args.action_kconfig == "check":
+        details = args.kconfig_check_details
         # Build the components list from cli arguments (--waydroid etc.)
         components_list = []
         for name in pmb.parse.kconfig.get_all_component_names():
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ def kconfig(args):
         # Handle passing a file directly
         if args.file:
             if pmb.parse.kconfig.check_file(args.package, components_list,
-                                            details=True):
+                                            details=details):
                 logging.info("kconfig check succeeded!")
                 return
             raise RuntimeError("kconfig check failed!")
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ def kconfig(args):
                     skipped += 1
                     continue
             if not pmb.parse.kconfig.check(args, package, components_list,
-                                           details=True):
+                                           details=details):
                 error = True
 
         # At least one failure
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index 1bf79623..1d1069c5 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -464,6 +464,10 @@ def arguments_kconfig(subparser):
     check.add_argument("--arch", choices=arch_choices, dest="arch")
     check.add_argument("--file", action="store_true", help="check a file"
                        " directly instead of a config in a package")
+    check.add_argument("--no-details", action="store_false",
+                       dest="kconfig_check_details",
+                       help="print one generic error per component instead of"
+                            " listing each option that needs to be adjusted")
     for name in pmb.parse.kconfig.get_all_component_names():
         check.add_argument(f"--{name}", action="store_true",
                            dest=f"kconfig_check_{name}",