diff --git a/scripts/minikconf.py b/scripts/minikconf.py
index 7f0b64b1e0..d728fd867f 100644
--- a/scripts/minikconf.py
+++ b/scripts/minikconf.py
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ def scan_token(self, ch):
 
         return None
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+def main() -> None:
     argv = sys.argv
     mode = defconfig
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
@@ -712,3 +712,6 @@ def scan_token(self, ch):
     for fname in data.previously_included:
         print ('%s: %s' % (argv[1], fname), file=deps)
     deps.close()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()