diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig
index d751fcb637bb..1ade1206bb89 100644
--- a/fs/proc/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig
@@ -75,3 +75,9 @@ config PROC_PAGE_MONITOR
 config PROC_CHILDREN
 	bool "Include /proc/<pid>/task/<tid>/children file"
 	default n
+	help
+	  Provides a fast way to retrieve first level children pids of a task. See
+	  <file:Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt> for more information.
+
+	  Say Y if you are running any user-space software which takes benefit from
+	  this interface. For example, rkt is such a piece of software.