diff --git a/package/sane-backends/Config.in b/package/sane-backends/Config.in
index 03865d1bb1..04222fc6d8 100644
--- a/package/sane-backends/Config.in
+++ b/package/sane-backends/Config.in
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SANE_BACKENDS
 	  SANE - Scanner Access Now Easy
 
 	  http://www.sane-project.org
+
+	  Backends are included automatically based on the libraries that have
+	  been selected: libusb, jpeg, tiff, avahi (with dbus and libglib2),
+	  and netsnmp.