diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/Kconfig b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/Kconfig
similarity index 93%
rename from scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/Kconfig
rename to scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/Kconfig
index a65bfcb..ebdb3ff 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/Kconfig
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 # depends on itself
 
 config A
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@
 	bool
 
 # depends on and imply
-# This is not recursive dependency
 
 config E1
 	bool "E1"
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/__init__.py b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f3821b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+"""
+Detect recursive dependency error.
+
+Recursive dependency should be treated as an error.
+"""
+
+def test(conf):
+    assert conf.oldaskconfig() == 1
+    assert conf.stderr_contains('expected_stderr')
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/expected_stderr b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/expected_stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84679b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/err_recursive_dep/expected_stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Kconfig:11:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:11:	symbol B is selected by B
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
+
+Kconfig:5:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:5:	symbol A depends on A
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
+
+Kconfig:17:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:17:	symbol C1 depends on C2
+Kconfig:21:	symbol C2 depends on C1
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
+
+Kconfig:32:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:32:	symbol D2 is selected by D1
+Kconfig:27:	symbol D1 depends on D2
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
+
+Kconfig:37:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:37:	symbol E1 depends on E2
+Kconfig:42:	symbol E2 is implied by E1
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
+
+Kconfig:60:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:60:	symbol G depends on G
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
+
+Kconfig:51:error: recursive dependency detected!
+Kconfig:51:	symbol F2 depends on F1
+Kconfig:49:	symbol F1 default value contains F2
+For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/__init__.py b/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index adb2195..0000000
--- a/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Warn recursive inclusion.
-
-Recursive dependency should be warned.
-"""
-
-def test(conf):
-    assert conf.oldaskconfig() == 0
-    assert conf.stderr_contains('expected_stderr')
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/expected_stderr b/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/expected_stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 3de807d..0000000
--- a/scripts/kconfig/tests/warn_recursive_dep/expected_stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-Kconfig:9:error: recursive dependency detected!
-Kconfig:9:	symbol B is selected by B
-For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
-subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
-
-Kconfig:3:error: recursive dependency detected!
-Kconfig:3:	symbol A depends on A
-For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
-subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
-
-Kconfig:15:error: recursive dependency detected!
-Kconfig:15:	symbol C1 depends on C2
-Kconfig:19:	symbol C2 depends on C1
-For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
-subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
-
-Kconfig:30:error: recursive dependency detected!
-Kconfig:30:	symbol D2 is selected by D1
-Kconfig:25:	symbol D1 depends on D2
-For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
-subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
-
-Kconfig:59:error: recursive dependency detected!
-Kconfig:59:	symbol G depends on G
-For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
-subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
-
-Kconfig:50:error: recursive dependency detected!
-Kconfig:50:	symbol F2 depends on F1
-Kconfig:48:	symbol F1 default value contains F2