diff --git a/scripts/config/lex.zconf.c_shipped b/scripts/config/lex.zconf.c_shipped
index 42bcdd4562..31637377ab 100644
--- a/scripts/config/lex.zconf.c_shipped
+++ b/scripts/config/lex.zconf.c_shipped
@@ -2268,7 +2268,10 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 	struct buffer *buf;
 
 	retval = glob(name, GLOB_ERR | GLOB_MARK, NULL, &files);
-	if (retval == GLOB_NOSPACE || retval == GLOB_ABORTED || retval == GLOB_NOMATCH) {
+	if (retval == GLOB_NOMATCH)
+		return;
+
+	if (retval == GLOB_NOSPACE || retval == GLOB_ABORTED) {
 		printf("%s:%d: glob failed: %s \"%s\"\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(),
 			retval == GLOB_NOSPACE ? "failed to allocate memory" :
 				retval == GLOB_ABORTED ? "read error" : "no match",
diff --git a/scripts/config/zconf.l b/scripts/config/zconf.l
index 7acb60f8e7..71107a56e7 100644
--- a/scripts/config/zconf.l
+++ b/scripts/config/zconf.l
@@ -302,7 +302,10 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 	struct buffer *buf;
 
 	retval = glob(name, GLOB_ERR | GLOB_MARK, NULL, &files);
-	if (retval == GLOB_NOSPACE || retval == GLOB_ABORTED || retval == GLOB_NOMATCH) {
+	if (retval == GLOB_NOMATCH)
+		return;
+
+	if (retval == GLOB_NOSPACE || retval == GLOB_ABORTED) {
 		printf("%s:%d: glob failed: %s \"%s\"\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(),
 			retval == GLOB_NOSPACE ? "failed to allocate memory" :
 				retval == GLOB_ABORTED ? "read error" : "no match",