diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 85a87d2ac0c0..092f019e033a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 config STRICT_DEVMEM
 	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
 	help
-	  If this option is left on, you allow userspace (root) access to all
+	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
 	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
 	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
 	  be used by people debugging the kernel. Note that with PAT support