diff --git a/package/bonnie/Config.in b/package/bonnie/Config.in
index 6dbd06df58..4b0adda0d0 100644
--- a/package/bonnie/Config.in
+++ b/package/bonnie/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BONNIE
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	help
-	  Filesystem tester
+	  A benchmark suite that is aimed at performing a number of
+	  simple tests of hard drive and file system performance.
 
 	  http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/