diff --git a/cmd/kconfig/main.go b/cmd/kconfig/main.go
index ad77a5f..31941ea 100644
--- a/cmd/kconfig/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kconfig/main.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 	k := kconfig.New()
 	k.AppName = flagAppName
 	if flagFile != "" {
+		k.Load = func() []byte { return nil }
 		go func() {
 			fi, err := os.Stat(flagFile)
 			if err != nil {