diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8d1fd525e175bb5f2a11ca71ae65dca06d8a62c..953359ed9871841247b59c788f368dda04bb0cda 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1181,7 +1181,6 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  dir/            - Build all files in dir and below'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.[ois]  - Build specified target only'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.ko     - Build module including final link'
-	@echo  '  rpm		  - Build a kernel as an RPM package'
 	@echo  '  tags/TAGS	  - Generate tags file for editors'
 	@echo  '  cscope	  - Generate cscope index'
 	@echo  '  kernelrelease	  - Output the release version string'
diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 7c434e037e7f658bdc088cbc760d4eaba36f785d..5e326078a4a2c351bc2a0c1319f8bdee76d554c0 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ clean-dirs += $(objtree)/tar-install/
 # Help text displayed when executing 'make help'
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 help: FORCE
-	@echo '  rpm-pkg         - Build the kernel as an RPM package'
-	@echo '  binrpm-pkg      - Build an rpm package containing the compiled kernel'
-	@echo '                    and modules'
+	@echo '  rpm-pkg         - Build both source and binary RPM kernel packages'
+	@echo '  binrpm-pkg      - Build only the binary kernel package'
 	@echo '  deb-pkg         - Build the kernel as an deb package'
 	@echo '  tar-pkg         - Build the kernel as an uncompressed tarball'
 	@echo '  targz-pkg       - Build the kernel as a gzip compressed tarball'