diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5ae613a55..bb3d588088 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -941,12 +941,6 @@ help:
 		@echo $(sep) \
 		@echo '$($(p)_NAME):' $(sep) \
 		$($(p)_HELP_CMDS)$(sep))
-ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL),y)
-	@echo '  linux-menuconfig       - Run Linux kernel menuconfig'
-	@echo '  linux-savedefconfig    - Run Linux kernel savedefconfig'
-	@echo '  linux-update-defconfig - Save the Linux configuration to the path specified'
-	@echo '                             by BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE'
-endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT),y)
 	@echo '  uclibc-menuconfig      - Run uClibc menuconfig'
 endif
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 4f4f80239e..fdd8421d94 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ LINUX_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION))
 LINUX_LICENSE = GPLv2
 LINUX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+define LINUX_HELP_CMDS
+	@echo '  linux-menuconfig       - Run Linux kernel menuconfig'
+	@echo '  linux-savedefconfig    - Run Linux kernel savedefconfig'
+	@echo '  linux-update-defconfig - Save the Linux configuration to the path specified'
+	@echo '                             by BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE'
+endef
+
 # Compute LINUX_SOURCE and LINUX_SITE from the configuration
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL),y)
 LINUX_TARBALL = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION))