diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig
index 1a796e5f69ec593544ea22e68d25ff59a3b12eac..2e34baeaf76494fea08ffceeb97159626b636253 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ config CARL9170
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select CRC32
 	help
-	  This is another driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices.
+	  This is the mainline driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices.
 
-	  This driver provides more features than the original,
-	  but it needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw) to do that.
-
-	  The firmware can be downloaded from our wiki here:
+	  It needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw), which can be downloaded
+	  from our wiki here:
 	  <http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170>
 
 	  If you choose to build a module, it'll be called carl9170.