diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4739c21a63e2..91c90ce8e0e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1674,7 +1674,6 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  mrproper	  - Remove all generated files + config + various backup files'
 	@echo  '  distclean	  - mrproper + remove editor backup and patch files'
 	@echo  ''
-	@echo  'Configuration targets:'
 	@$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/Makefile help
 	@echo  ''
 	@echo  'Other generic targets:'
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config
index db96dcb420ce..8803a0f58343 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: DRAM base at 0x00000000
 CONFIG_DRAM_BASE=0x00000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config
index 343d5333d973..aab8f864686b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: DRAM base at 0xc0000000
 CONFIG_DRAM_BASE=0xc0000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config
index 61ba7045f8a1..4aabce4ea3d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: DRAM base at 0xd0000000
 CONFIG_DRAM_BASE=0xd0000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config b/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
index a6d6f7ab3c01..1ab94da8345d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+# Help: Enable Large Physical Address Extension mode
 CONFIG_ARM_LPAE=y
 CONFIG_VMSPLIT_2G=y
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config b/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config
index 6865d54e68f8..c47c36f8f67b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Virtualization guest
 #
 # Base options for platforms
 #
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config b/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config
index 6ea12a12432c..7776b91da37f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: Disable -Werror
 CONFIG_PPC_DISABLE_WERROR=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config b/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config
index 1c91a35c6a73..0d54e29e2cdf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Common security options for PowerPC builds
+
 # This is the equivalent of booting with lockdown=integrity
 CONFIG_SECURITY=y
 CONFIG_SECURITYFS=y
@@ -12,4 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
 
 # UBSAN bounds checking is very cheap and good for hardening
 CONFIG_UBSAN=y
-# CONFIG_UBSAN_MISC is not set
\ No newline at end of file
+# CONFIG_UBSAN_MISC is not set
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config b/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config
index f6af0f708df4..16ee163847b4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Build a 32-bit image
 CONFIG_ARCH_RV32I=y
 CONFIG_32BIT=y
 # CONFIG_PORTABLE is not set
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config b/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config
index 313edc554d84..d872a2d533f2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+# Help: Build a 64-bit image
 CONFIG_ARCH_RV64I=y
 CONFIG_64BIT=y
diff --git a/arch/s390/configs/btf.config b/arch/s390/configs/btf.config
index 39227b4511af..eb7f84f5925c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/configs/btf.config
+++ b/arch/s390/configs/btf.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: Enable BTF debug info
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y
diff --git a/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config b/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config
index 700a8b25c3ff..84c2b551e992 100644
--- a/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config
+++ b/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Enable KASan for debugging
 CONFIG_KASAN=y
 CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE=y
 CONFIG_KASAN_VMALLOC=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index fdc2e3abd615..c4b2a8a19fc8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -335,9 +335,5 @@ define archhelp
   echo  '			  bzdisk/fdimage*/hdimage/isoimage also accept:'
   echo  '			  FDARGS="..."  arguments for the booted kernel'
   echo  '			  FDINITRD=file initrd for the booted kernel'
-  echo  ''
-  echo  '  kvm_guest.config	- Enable Kconfig items for running this kernel as a KVM guest'
-  echo  '  xen.config		- Enable Kconfig items for running this kernel as a Xen guest'
-  echo  '  x86_debug.config	- Enable tip tree debugging options for testing'
 
 endef
diff --git a/kernel/configs/debug.config b/kernel/configs/debug.config
index e8db8d938661..4722b998a324 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/debug.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/debug.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Debugging for CI systems and finding regressions
+#
 # The config is based on running daily CI for enterprise Linux distros to
 # seek regressions on linux-next builds on different bare-metal and virtual
 # platforms. It can be used for example,
diff --git a/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config b/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config
index 208481d91090..d0877063d925 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Bootable as a KVM guest
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_NET_CORE=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/nopm.config b/kernel/configs/nopm.config
index 81ff07863576..ebfdc3d8aa9a 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/nopm.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/nopm.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Disable Power Management
+
 CONFIG_PM=n
 CONFIG_SUSPEND=n
 CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
diff --git a/kernel/configs/rust.config b/kernel/configs/rust.config
index 38a7c5362c9c..2c6e001a7284 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/rust.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/rust.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: Enable Rust
 CONFIG_RUST=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/tiny.config b/kernel/configs/tiny.config
index 00009f7d0835..60a4b6d80b36 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/tiny.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/tiny.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Size-optimized kernel image
+#
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE is not set
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 # CONFIG_KERNEL_GZIP is not set
diff --git a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
index 6fac5b405334..35f48671b8d5 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Debugging options for tip tree testing
 CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU=y
 CONFIG_LOCK_STAT=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_VM=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/xen.config b/kernel/configs/xen.config
index 436f806aa1ed..6878b9a49be8 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/xen.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/xen.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Bootable as a Xen guest
+#
 # global stuff - these enable us to allow some
 # of the not so generic stuff below for xen
 CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index af1c96198f49..4eee155121a8 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ endif
 %_defconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$(Q)$< $(silent) --defconfig=arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@ $(Kconfig)
 
-configfiles=$(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$@ $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@)
+configfiles = $(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$(1) $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$(1))
+all-config-fragments = $(call configfiles,*.config)
+config-fragments = $(call configfiles,$@)
 
 %.config: $(obj)/conf
-	$(if $(call configfiles),, $(error No configuration exists for this target on this architecture))
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m .config $(configfiles)
+	$(if $(config-fragments),, $(error $@ fragment does not exists on this architecture))
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m .config $(config-fragments)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile olddefconfig
 
 PHONY += tinyconfig
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ clean-files += tests/.cache
 
 # Help text used by make help
 help:
+	@echo  'Configuration targets:'
 	@echo  '  config	  - Update current config utilising a line-oriented program'
 	@echo  '  nconfig         - Update current config utilising a ncurses menu based program'
 	@echo  '  menuconfig	  - Update current config utilising a menu based program'
@@ -141,6 +144,12 @@ help:
 	@echo  '                    default value without prompting'
 	@echo  '  tinyconfig	  - Configure the tiniest possible kernel'
 	@echo  '  testconfig	  - Run Kconfig unit tests (requires python3 and pytest)'
+	@echo  ''
+	@echo  'Configuration topic targets:'
+	@$(foreach f, $(all-config-fragments), \
+		if help=$$(grep -m1 '^# Help: ' $(f)); then \
+			printf '  %-25s - %s\n' '$(notdir $(f))' "$${help#*: }"; \
+		fi;)
 
 # ===========================================================================
 # object files used by all kconfig flavours
