diff --git a/net/6lowpan/Kconfig b/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
index 7fa0f38..6af7a46 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
+++ b/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 	  "6LoWPAN" which is supported by IEEE 802.15.4 or Bluetooth stacks.
 
 menuconfig 6LOWPAN_NHC
-	tristate "Next Header Compression Support"
+	tristate "Next Header and Generic Header Compression Support"
 	depends on 6LOWPAN
 	default y
 	---help---
-	  Support for next header compression.
+	  Support for next header and generic header compression defined in
+	  RFC6282 and RFC7400.
 
 if 6LOWPAN_NHC