diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
index 2e2ba12f55fcb6b73044cfa50f9460dc8914ca08..5a3237b2aaa5160b1829bb9fbc8af98cf5538c08 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ config HID_SENSOR_ALS
 	  Say yes here to build support for the HID SENSOR
 	  Ambient light sensor.
 
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called hid-sensor-als.
+
 config HID_SENSOR_PROX
 	depends on HID_SENSOR_HUB
 	select IIO_BUFFER