diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index eb55f2511d9..1f5b0f1972d 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -765,10 +765,15 @@ choice
 
 config NO_NET
 	bool "No networking support"
+	help
+	  Do not include networking support
 
 config NET
 	bool "Legacy U-Boot networking stack"
 	imply NETDEVICES
+	help
+	  Include networking support with U-Boot's internal implementation of
+	  the TCP/IP protocol stack.
 
 config NET_LWIP
 	bool "Use lwIP for networking stack"
diff --git a/net/lwip/Kconfig b/net/lwip/Kconfig
index a9ae9bf7fa2..40345ced9c9 100644
--- a/net/lwip/Kconfig
+++ b/net/lwip/Kconfig
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ if NET_LWIP
 
 config LWIP_DEBUG
 	bool "Enable debug traces in the lwIP library"
+	help
+	  Prints messages to the console regarding network packets that go in
+          and out of the lwIP library.
 
 config LWIP_ASSERT
 	bool "Enable assertions in the lwIP library"
+	help
+	  Compiles additional error checking code into the lwIP library. These
+	  checks are related to conditions that should not happen in typical
+	  use, but may be helpful to debug new features.
 
 config PROT_DHCP_LWIP
 	bool