1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
index d3c5cc3b9c9d..515f9e611307 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ config CROSSCOMPILE
         bool "Are you using a crosscompiler"
         help
           Say Y here if you are compiling the kernel on a different
-          architecture than the one it is intended to run on.
+          architecture than the one it is intended to run on.  This is just a
+          convenience option which will select the appropriate value for
+          the CROSS_COMPILE make variable which otherwise has to be passed on
+          the command line from mips-linux-, mipsel-linux-, mips64-linux- and
+          mips64el-linux- as appropriate for a particular kernel configuration.
+          You will have to pass the value for CROSS_COMPILE manually if the
+          name prefix for your tools is different.
 
 config CMDLINE
         string "Default kernel command string"