diff --git a/fs/ext4/Kconfig b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
index 219a190ccae9..47728da7702c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ config EXT4_FS
 	  up fsck time.  For more information, please see the web pages at
 	  http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org.
 
-	  The ext4 filesystem will support mounting an ext3
-	  filesystem; while there will be some performance gains from
-	  the delayed allocation and inode table readahead, the best
-	  performance gains will require enabling ext4 features in the
-	  filesystem, or formatting a new filesystem as an ext4
-	  filesystem initially.
+	  The ext4 filesystem supports mounting an ext3 filesystem; while there
+	  are some performance gains from the delayed allocation and inode
+	  table readahead, the best performance gains require enabling ext4
+	  features in the filesystem using tune2fs, or formatting a new
+	  filesystem as an ext4 filesystem initially. Without explicit enabling
+	  of ext4 features, the on disk filesystem format stays fully backward
+	  compatible.
 
 	  To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here. The
 	  module will be called ext4.