diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 33ca69b933..e590a8a3ff 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -695,12 +695,13 @@ config BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT
 
 config BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS
 	string "Extra arguments passed to custom scripts"
-	depends on BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT != "" \
+	depends on BR2_ROOTFS_PRE_BUILD_SCRIPT != "" \
+	        || BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT != "" \
 		|| BR2_ROOTFS_POST_FAKEROOT_SCRIPT != "" \
 		|| BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT != ""
 	help
-	  Pass these additional arguments to each post-build or
-	  post-image scripts.
+	  Pass these additional arguments to each pre-build, post-build,
+	  post-fakeroot and post-image scripts.
 
 	  Note that all the post-build and post-image scripts will be
 	  passed the same set of arguments, you can not pass different