diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 33bc56cf60d7..4a431f18f218 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1430,7 +1430,8 @@ config RCU_TRACE
 	select TRACE_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This option provides tracing in RCU which presents stats
-	  in debugfs for debugging RCU implementation.
+	  in debugfs for debugging RCU implementation.  It also enables
+	  additional tracepoints for ftrace-style event tracing.
 
 	  Say Y here if you want to enable RCU tracing
 	  Say N if you are unsure.