diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig
index 9c85091bc37a3db99939f28e33b2035290d5940e..980ce444ac81a281c8c693a7d5efed59d8c9cee9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 config LNET
-	tristate "Lustre networking subsystem"
+	tristate "Lustre networking subsystem (LNet)"
 	depends on LUSTRE_FS
+	help
+	  The Lustre network layer, also known as LNet, is a networking abstaction
+	  level API that was initially created to allow Lustre Filesystem to utilize
+	  very different networks like tcp and ib verbs in a uniform way. In the
+	  case of Lustre routers only the LNet layer is required. Lately other
+	  projects are also looking into using LNet as their networking API as well.
 
 config LNET_MAX_PAYLOAD
 	int "Lustre lnet max transfer payload (default 1MB)"