diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index e77873cf85c7..6cc3d29338c5 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ config DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 	help
 	  Enables the display of the minimum amount of free stack which each
 	  task has ever had available in the sysrq-T and sysrq-P debug output.
+	  Also emits a message to dmesg when a process exits if that process
+	  used more stack space than previously exiting processes.
 
 	  This option will slow down process creation somewhat.