diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
index 4c51d2c9acc10e031488b396baf736cd2fd72545..7d0150d2043201523bcd5882237fc28157dd13b9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ config MTD_NAND_DENALI_SCRATCH_REG_ADDR
           boards, the scratch register is at 0xFF108018.
 
 config MTD_NAND_GPIO
-	tristate "GPIO NAND Flash driver"
+	tristate "GPIO assisted NAND Flash driver"
 	depends on GPIOLIB
 	help
-	  This enables a GPIO based NAND flash driver.
+	  This enables a NAND flash driver where control signals are
+	  connected to GPIO pins, and commands and data are communicated
+	  via a memory mapped interface.
 
 config MTD_NAND_AMS_DELTA
 	tristate "NAND Flash device on Amstrad E3"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpio.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpio.c
index 117ce333fdd48f68525bca9b8da5fdec36649894..226eda6f2eeebee67d35ce348f82ed7b6fec8212 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpio.c
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
  *
  * © 2004 Simtec Electronics
  *
- * Device driver for NAND connected via GPIO
+ * Device driver for NAND flash that uses a memory mapped interface to
+ * read/write the NAND commands and data, and GPIO pins for control signals
+ * (the DT binding refers to this as "GPIO assisted NAND flash")
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as