diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 63e10bd4f14a..1e2ae78f8ba5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  make V=0|1 [targets] 0 => quiet build (default), 1 => verbose build'
 	@echo  '  make V=2   [targets] 2 => give reason for rebuild of target'
 	@echo  '  make O=dir [targets] Locate all output files in "dir", including .config'
-	@echo  '  make C=1   [targets] Check all c source with $$CHECK (sparse by default)'
+	@echo  '  make C=1   [targets] Check re-compiled c source with $$CHECK (sparse by default)'
 	@echo  '  make C=2   [targets] Force check of all c source with $$CHECK'
 	@echo  '  make RECORDMCOUNT_WARN=1 [targets] Warn about ignored mcount sections'
 	@echo  '  make W=n   [targets] Enable extra gcc checks, n=1,2,3 where'