diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 455896164d72ccdbe327b2b5914b9561bece6c17..0c8db7d63c2000d712d0127e3384724f7921f62d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void init_left_tree(void)
 
 	gtk_tree_view_set_model(view, model1);
 	gtk_tree_view_set_headers_visible(view, TRUE);
-	gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint(view, FALSE);
+	gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint(view, TRUE);
 
 	column = gtk_tree_view_column_new();
 	gtk_tree_view_append_column(view, column);
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void init_right_tree(void)
 
 	gtk_tree_view_set_model(view, model2);
 	gtk_tree_view_set_headers_visible(view, TRUE);
-	gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint(view, FALSE);
+	gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint(view, TRUE);
 
 	column = gtk_tree_view_column_new();
 	gtk_tree_view_append_column(view, column);