diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_examples_with_cxx_compiler.yml b/.github/workflows/build_examples_with_cxx_compiler.yml
index 28fb88652f..f34f82261a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_examples_with_cxx_compiler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_examples_with_cxx_compiler.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Generate lv_conf.h
         run: |
-          cp lv_conf_template.h lv_conf.h
           python ./scripts/generate_lv_conf.py \
             --template lv_conf_template.h \
             --config lv_conf.h \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install.yml b/.github/workflows/install.yml
index 3824325f5b..baa0ae8475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Generate lv_conf.h
         run: |
-          cp lv_conf_template.h lv_conf.h
           python3 ./scripts/generate_lv_conf.py \
             --template lv_conf_template.h \
             --config lv_conf.h \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perf_emulation.yml b/.github/workflows/perf_emulation.yml
index be59d66222..f0e1ad0722 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perf_emulation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perf_emulation.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Generate lv_conf.h
         run: |
-          cp lv_conf_template.h configs/ci/perf/lv_conf_perf.h
           python scripts/generate_lv_conf.py \
             --template lv_conf_template.h \
             --config configs/ci/perf/lv_conf_perf.h \
diff --git a/scripts/build_html_examples.sh b/scripts/build_html_examples.sh
index bba1569909..81167a9c41 100755
--- a/scripts/build_html_examples.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_html_examples.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ cd ..
 # Generate lv_conf
 LV_CONF_PATH=`pwd`/lvgl/configs/ci/docs/lv_conf_docs.h
 
-cp lvgl/lv_conf_template.h $LV_CONF_PATH
 python ./lvgl/scripts/generate_lv_conf.py \
   --template lvgl/lv_conf_template.h \
   --config $LV_CONF_PATH \
diff --git a/scripts/generate_lv_conf.py b/scripts/generate_lv_conf.py
index 7dc88eda39..ec88fdf4ca 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_lv_conf.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_lv_conf.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
 
 DIR_SCRIPTS = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 REPO_ROOT = os.path.join(DIR_SCRIPTS, "..")
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ def get_args():
     if not os.path.exists(args.template):
         fatal(f"Template file not found at {args.template}")
     if not os.path.exists(args.config):
-        fatal(f"User config file not found at {args.config}")
+        print(f"{args.config} not found. Generating it")
+        Path(args.config).touch()
     if not os.path.exists(args.defaults):
         fatal(f"User defaults not found at {args.defaults}")
 
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_emu.py b/tests/benchmark_emu.py
index 915f14e516..396ac8ed96 100755
--- a/tests/benchmark_emu.py
+++ b/tests/benchmark_emu.py
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ def generate_config(config_name: str) -> None:
 
     output_path = os.path.join(build_dir, "lv_conf.h")
     generate_script = os.path.join(lvgl_root_dir, "scripts", "generate_lv_conf.py")
-    shutil.copy(template_path, output_path)
 
     cmd = [
         sys.executable,