diff --git a/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py b/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py
index 867a515c29c..e8f79a9f0c7 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py
+++ b/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py
@@ -383,11 +383,6 @@ class KconfigCheck(ComplianceTest):
         This is needed to complete Kconfig sanity tests.
 
         """
-        if self.no_modules:
-            with open(modules_file, 'w') as fp_module_file:
-                fp_module_file.write("# Empty\n")
-            return
-
         # Invoke the script directly using the Python executable since this is
         # not a module nor a pip-installed Python utility
         zephyr_module_path = os.path.join(ZEPHYR_BASE, "scripts",
@@ -415,6 +410,18 @@ class KconfigCheck(ComplianceTest):
                 ))
             fp_module_file.write(content)
 
+        if self.no_modules:
+            module_define_content = ""
+            module_definition = re.compile('config ZEPHYR_.*_MODULE.*').search
+            with open(modules_file, 'r+') as fp_module_file:
+                for line in fp_module_file:
+                    if module_definition(line):
+                        module_define_content += line
+                        module_define_content += "\tbool\n"
+                fp_module_file.seek(0)
+                fp_module_file.write(module_define_content)
+                fp_module_file.truncate()
+
     def get_module_setting_root(self, root, settings_file):
         """
         Parse the Zephyr module generated settings file given by 'settings_file'