diff --git a/pmb/build/checksum.py b/pmb/build/checksum.py
index da786ed4..6a15e3f7 100644
--- a/pmb/build/checksum.py
+++ b/pmb/build/checksum.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import pmb.helpers.pmaports
 from pmb.core import Chroot
 
 
-def update(pkgname: str) -> None:
+def update(pkgname: str, skip_init: bool=False) -> None:
     """Fetch all sources and update the checksums in the APKBUILD."""
-    pmb.build.init_abuild_minimal()
-    pmb.build.copy_to_buildpath(pkgname, no_override=True)
+    if not skip_init:
+        pmb.build.init_abuild_minimal()
+        pmb.build.copy_to_buildpath(pkgname, no_override=True)
     logging.info("(native) generate checksums for " + pkgname)
     pmb.chroot.user(["abuild", "checksum"], working_dir=Path(pmb.config.abuild_basedir))
 
diff --git a/pmb/build/kconfig.py b/pmb/build/kconfig.py
index 822bbf27..e9d52569 100644
--- a/pmb/build/kconfig.py
+++ b/pmb/build/kconfig.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def get_outputdir(pkgname: str, apkbuild: Apkbuild, must_exist: bool = True) ->
     # New style ($builddir)
     ret = ""
     if "builddir" in apkbuild:
-        ret = apkbuild["builddir"]
+        ret = Path(apkbuild["builddir"])
 
     if not must_exist:
         # For fragment-based configs, check if old style exists first
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def _make(
     config = f"config-{apkbuild['_flavor']}.{arch}"
     target = aport / config
     pmb.helpers.run.user(["cp", source, target])
-    pmb.build.checksum.update(pkgname)
+    pmb.build.checksum.update(pkgname, skip_init=True)
 
 
 def _init(pkgname: str, arch: Arch | None) -> tuple[str, Arch, Any, Chroot, Env]:
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def generate_config(pkgname: str, arch: Arch | None) -> None:
         fragments += defconfig
 
     # Generate fragment based on categories for kernel, using kconfigcheck.toml
-    pmos_frag = pmb.parse.kconfig.create_fragment(apkbuild, arch)
+    pmos_frag, syms_dict = pmb.parse.kconfig.create_fragment(apkbuild, arch)
 
     # Write the pmos fragment to the kernel source tree
     outputdir = get_outputdir(pkgname, apkbuild, must_exist=False)
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ def generate_config(pkgname: str, arch: Arch | None) -> None:
     # Generate the config using all fragments
     _make(chroot, fragments, env, pkgname, arch, apkbuild, outputdir)
 
+    print("Parsing kconfig!")
+    pmb.parse.kconfig.add_missing_dependencies(apkbuild, syms_dict, outputdir / ".config")
+
     # Validate the generated config
     if not pmb.parse.kconfig.check(pkgname, details=True):
         raise RuntimeError("Generated kernel config does not pass all checks")
diff --git a/pmb/parse/kconfig.py b/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
index 38834a67..4e603c64 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright 2023 Attila Szollosi
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 from pathlib import Path
+from queue import Queue
+from pmb.core.chroot import Chroot
 from pmb.helpers import logging
 import re
 import os
@@ -350,7 +352,59 @@ def check_file(
     return check_config(config_path, arch, version, components_list, details=details)
 
 
-def create_fragment(apkbuild: Apkbuild, arch: Arch) -> str:
+def add_missing_dependencies(apkbuild: Apkbuild, pmos_frag: OrderedDict[str, str], dotconfig: Path) -> OrderedDict[str, str]:
+    from pmb.parse import kconfiglib
+
+    os.environ["srctree"] = "." #str(Chroot.native() / apkbuild["builddir"])
+    os.environ["CC"] = "gcc"
+    os.environ["LD"] = "ld"
+    os.environ["HOSTCC"] = "gcc"
+    os.environ["ARCH"] = "arm64"
+    os.environ["SRCARCH"] = "arm64"
+    os.chdir(Chroot.native() / apkbuild["builddir"])
+    kconfig = kconfiglib.Kconfig("Kconfig", warn=False)
+    print("Loading .config...")
+    kconfig.load_config(str(Chroot.native() / dotconfig))
+    print("Finding missing dependencies!")
+
+    for (sname, sval) in pmos_frag.items():
+        if sname not in kconfig.syms:
+            print(f"symbol {sname} not found")
+            continue
+
+        sym = kconfig.syms.get(sname)
+        if not isinstance(sym, kconfiglib.Symbol):
+            print(f"sym {sname} not a Symbol? got {sym}")
+        # print(f"sym {sym.config_string} dep type {type(sym.direct_dep)}")
+        if not sym.direct_dep or not isinstance(sym.direct_dep, tuple):
+            # print(f"CONFIG_{sym.name}={sym.str_value} # no deps?")
+            continue
+
+        missing_deps: list[kconfiglib.Symbol] = []
+        dept: Queue[tuple[kconfiglib.Symbol]] = Queue()
+        dept.put(sym.direct_dep)
+        while not dept.empty():
+            next_dep = dept.get_nowait()
+            for dep in next_dep:
+                if isinstance(dep, int):
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(dep, tuple):
+                    dept.put(dep)
+                elif dep.str_value == "n":
+                    missing_deps.append(dep)
+                    # print(f"  {dep.name}={dep.str_value}")
+
+        if missing_deps and sym.str_value == "n":
+            print(f"\nCONFIG_{sym.name}={sym.str_value} # missing dependencies:")
+            for dep in missing_deps:
+                if dep.assignable:
+                    print(f"    CONFIG_{dep.name}={dep.assignable[-1]} (current: {dep.str_value})")
+                else:
+                    print(f"    # CONFIG_{dep.name} can't be assigned!")
+            # print()
+
+
+def create_fragment(apkbuild: Apkbuild, arch: Arch) -> tuple[str, dict[str, str]]:
     """
     Generate a kconfig fragment based on categories and version from a kernel's
     APKBUILD.
@@ -378,6 +432,7 @@ def create_fragment(apkbuild: Apkbuild, arch: Arch) -> str:
             logging.warning(f"Failed to read category {category}: {e}")
 
     fragment_lines = []
+    syms_dict: OrderedDict[str, str] = {}
 
     # Process each category
     for category_key, category_rules in all_rules.items():
@@ -410,6 +465,7 @@ def create_fragment(apkbuild: Apkbuild, arch: Arch) -> str:
 
                 # Add each option
                 for option, value in sorted(options.items()):
+                    syms_dict[option] = str(value)
                     if isinstance(value, bool):
                         if value:
                             fragment_lines.append(f"CONFIG_{option}=y")
@@ -426,4 +482,4 @@ def create_fragment(apkbuild: Apkbuild, arch: Arch) -> str:
             # Padding between categories
             fragment_lines.append("")
 
-    return "\n".join(fragment_lines)
+    return "\n".join(fragment_lines), syms_dict
diff --git a/pmb/parse/kconfiglib.py b/pmb/parse/kconfiglib.py
index 27abbf9a..e7ceb591 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/kconfiglib.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/kconfiglib.py
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ class Kconfig(object):
         self.config_header = os.getenv("KCONFIG_CONFIG_HEADER", "")
         self.header_header = os.getenv("KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER_HEADER", "")
 
-        self.syms = {}
+        self.syms: dict[str, Symbol] = {}
         self.const_syms = {}
         self.defined_syms = []
         self.missing_syms = []
@@ -3199,6 +3199,9 @@ class Kconfig(object):
                 node.visibility = self._make_and(node.visibility,
                                                  self._expect_expr_and_eol())
 
+            elif t0 is _T_MODULES:
+                    pass
+
             elif t0 is _T_OPTION:
                 if self._check_token(_T_ENV):
                     if not self._check_token(_T_EQUAL):
@@ -4267,6 +4270,9 @@ class Symbol(object):
         "weak_rev_dep",
     )
 
+    # tuple with number of entries followed by each Symbol
+    direct_dep: list[tuple[int, ...]]
+
     #
     # Public interface
     #