diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
index edd3f39..d83f232 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
@@ -1097,9 +1097,32 @@
 
 static void expr_print_gstr_helper(void *data, struct symbol *sym, const char *str)
 {
-	str_append((struct gstr*)data, str);
+	struct gstr *gs = (struct gstr*)data;
+	const char *sym_str = NULL;
+
 	if (sym)
-		str_printf((struct gstr*)data, " [=%s]", sym_get_string_value(sym));
+		sym_str = sym_get_string_value(sym);
+
+	if (gs->max_width) {
+		unsigned extra_length = strlen(str);
+		const char *last_cr = strrchr(gs->s, '\n');
+		unsigned last_line_length;
+
+		if (sym_str)
+			extra_length += 4 + strlen(sym_str);
+
+		if (!last_cr)
+			last_cr = gs->s;
+
+		last_line_length = strlen(gs->s) - (last_cr - gs->s);
+
+		if ((last_line_length + extra_length) > gs->max_width)
+			str_append(gs, "\\\n");
+	}
+
+	str_append(gs, str);
+	if (sym)
+		str_printf(gs, " [=%s]", sym_str);
 }
 
 void expr_gstr_print(struct expr *e, struct gstr *gs)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index f379b0b..e59dd0c 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
 struct gstr {
 	size_t len;
 	char  *s;
+	/*
+	* when max_width is not zero long lines in string s (if any) get
+	* wrapped not to exceed the max_width value
+	*/
+	int max_width;
 };
 struct gstr str_new(void);
 struct gstr str_assign(const char *s);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 8413cf3..ac1e9da 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@
 {
 	struct gstr help = str_new();
 
+	help.max_width = getmaxx(stdscr) - 10;
 	menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
 
 	show_helptext(_(menu_get_prompt(menu)), str_get(&help));
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/util.c b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
index b6b2a46a..81c100d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/util.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 	struct gstr gs;
 	gs.s = malloc(sizeof(char) * 64);
 	gs.len = 64;
+	gs.max_width = 0;
 	strcpy(gs.s, "\0");
 	return gs;
 }
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
 	struct gstr gs;
 	gs.s = strdup(s);
 	gs.len = strlen(s) + 1;
+	gs.max_width = 0;
 	return gs;
 }