diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 9afb971497f4c9972b0dcf14071edf9ef81320be..513586facb2bc9c4d83a84297bf86b1d3c09a994 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1299,8 +1299,8 @@ config INIT_FALLBACK
 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 	bool "Optimize for size"
 	help
-	  Enabling this option will pass "-Os" instead of "-O2" to gcc
-	  resulting in a smaller kernel.
+	  Enabling this option will pass "-Os" instead of "-O2" to
+	  your compiler resulting in a smaller kernel.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.