diff --git a/sched/Kconfig b/sched/Kconfig
index 63beee916b3..16c859ea7f5 100644
--- a/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/sched/Kconfig
@@ -1484,6 +1484,10 @@ config SIG_ABRT
 	int "SIGABRT"
 	default 6
 	---help---
+		The SIGABRT signal is sent to a process to tell it to abort, i.e. to
+		terminate. The signal is usually initiated by the process itself when
+		it calls abort function of the C Standard Library, but it can be sent
+		to the process from outside like any other signal.
 
 config SIG_BUS
 	int "SIGBUS"