diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 2a3dfbd5e677..2be1e6b8e18b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
 	  developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
 	  do what it thinks is best, which is desirable for the gcc 3.x series of
 	  compilers. The gcc 4.x series have a rewritten inlining algorithm and
-	  disabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
-	  this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc4 to make the decision can
-	  become the default in the future, until then this option is there to
-	  test gcc for this.
+	  enabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
+	  this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc 4.x and above to make the
+	  decision will become the default in the future. Until then this option
+	  is there to test gcc for this.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.