diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 8e8b76d8a2726ba22c748b37a9c2ab5c96805f58..4c2c936afd2d712cd343a5baa1245259db612315 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ config TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 	  This option selects the RCU implementation that is
 	  designed for very large SMP systems with hundreds or
 	  thousands of CPUs, but for which real-time response
-	  is also required.
+	  is also required.  It also scales down nicely to
+	  smaller systems.
 
 endchoice