diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index ac1e31ba4795cb0f067a280826da257432f93f33..18363374d51a9a57b39b6fb8d3f87a054b4b4aa5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
 config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM
-	bool "Disable promiscuous /dev/mem"
+	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
 	help
-	  The /dev/mem file by default only allows userspace access to PCI
-	  space and the BIOS code and data regions. This is sufficient for
-	  dosemu and X and all common users of /dev/mem. With this config
-	  option, you allow userspace access to all of memory, including
-	  kernel and userspace memory. Accidental access to this is
-	  obviously disasterous, but specific access can be used by people
-	  debugging the kernel.
+	  If this option is left off, you allow userspace access to all
+	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
+	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
+	  be used by people debugging the kernel.
+
+	  If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
+	  userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions.
+	  This is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of
+	  /dev/mem.
+
+	  If in doubt, say Y.
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED