diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 6ee4aaea9d87367ef8c85f18fc18aa167bf9a7b3..18d3dc93d71883be42be769d516b27485465c969 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 	struct subtitle_part stpart;
 
 	title = str_new();
-	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string to search for "
+	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string or regexp to search for "
 			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_, CONFIG_);
 
 again:
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 0183153c2095a90d7298d2d5d62dafcd734b2c90..7975d8d258c3f6cb8848a137a3f263a4f16f1d20 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 	int dres;
 
 	title = str_new();
-	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string to search for "
+	str_printf( &title, _("Enter %s (sub)string or regexp to search for "
 			      "(with or without \"%s\")"), CONFIG_, CONFIG_);
 
 again: