diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 55fd82e..d15c3cb 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -216,9 +216,12 @@ source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
 source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
 
 config RPS
-	boolean
+	bool "Receive packet steering (RPS)"
 	depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
 	default y
+	---help---
+	  Support for Receive packet steering (RPS), which distributes the work of
+		outgoing data across CPUs.
 
 menu "Network testing"