diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index f2a23a9..e4eeb59a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@
 		if (showDebug())
 			debug = debug_info(sym);
 
-		help = print_filter(_(sym->help));
+		help = print_filter(_(menu_get_help(menu)));
 	} else if (menu->prompt) {
 		head += "<big><b>";
 		head += print_filter(_(menu->prompt->text));