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diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index ae18f025a761..dbfc390330ac 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@ if THERMAL
 
 config THERMAL_HWMON
         bool
+        prompt "Expose thermal sensors as hwmon device"
         depends on HWMON=y || HWMON=THERMAL
         default y
+        help
+          In case a sensor is registered with the thermal
+          framework, this option will also register it
+          as a hwmon. The sensor will then have the common
+          hwmon sysfs interface.
+
+          Say 'Y' here if you want all thermal sensors to
+          have hwmon sysfs interface too.
 
 choice
         prompt "Default Thermal governor"