diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
index b472e4e..2fe93ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@
 	"mainmenu" <prompt>
 
 This sets the config program's title bar if the config program chooses
-to use it.
+to use it. It should be placed at the top of the configuration, before any
+other statement.
 
 
 Kconfig hints