diff --git a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
index af296765a8..1def30c592 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
@@ -8,12 +8,22 @@ choice
 	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_AS_KERNEL if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
 	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_6
 	help
-	  Select the version of kernel header files you wish to use.
-	  You must select the correct set of header files to match
-	  the kernel you intend to use on your target system.
+	  Select the kernel version to get headers from.
+
+	  The kernel headers must be at least as old as the oldest kernel
+	  you intend to run on your target.
+
+	  If you use Buildroot to build a kernel, then you can use
+	  the sources from that kernel as source for the headers.
+
+	  If you choose a custom version of the kernel headers, or choose
+	  to use the same sources as the kernel, you'll have to select
+	  (below) the series of that kernel, so that Buildroot can show
+	  or hide packages that have strong requirements on the kernel
+	  headers.
 
 	config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_AS_KERNEL
-		bool "Same as kernel"
+		bool "Same as kernel being built"
 		depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
 
 	config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_3_2
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ choice
 	depends on BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION || BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_AS_KERNEL
 	default BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_REALLY_OLD
 	help
-	  Set to the kernel headers series you manually set above.
+	  Specify the kernel headers series you manually selected, above.
 
 	  This is used to hide/show some packages that have strict
 	  requirements on the version of kernel headers.