diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 3baaaec..5de3303 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
 static char line[128];
 static struct menu *rootEntry;
 
-static char nohelp_text[] = N_("Sorry, no help available for this option yet.\n");
-
-static const char *get_help(struct menu *menu)
+static void print_help(struct menu *menu)
 {
-	if (menu_has_help(menu))
-		return _(menu_get_help(menu));
-	else
-		return nohelp_text;
+	struct gstr help = str_new();
+
+	menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
+
+	printf("\n%s\n", str_get(&help));
+	str_free(&help);
 }
 
 static void strip(char *str)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 		case '?':
 			/* print help */
 			if (line[1] == '\n') {
-				printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+				print_help(menu);
 				def = NULL;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 		if (sym_set_tristate_value(sym, newval))
 			return 0;
 help:
-		printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+		print_help(menu);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 			fgets(line, 128, stdin);
 			strip(line);
 			if (line[0] == '?') {
-				printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+				print_help(menu);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!line[0])
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 		if (!child)
 			continue;
 		if (line[strlen(line) - 1] == '?') {
-			printf("\n%s\n", get_help(child));
+			print_help(child);
 			continue;
 		}
 		sym_set_choice_value(sym, child->sym);