diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index badb9239e2bb4ab64a8d016bfebe80319aa08d08..cb6bdab8947b4495226cd897a91334b4bea248ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  make O=dir [targets] Locate all output files in "dir", including .config'
 	@echo  '  make C=1   [targets] Check all c source with $$CHECK (sparse by default)'
 	@echo  '  make C=2   [targets] Force check of all c source with $$CHECK'
+	@echo  '  make RECORDMCOUNT_WARN=1 [targets] Warn about ignored mcount sections'
 	@echo  '  make W=n   [targets] Enable extra gcc checks, n=1,2,3 where'
 	@echo  '		1: warnings which may be relevant and do not occur too often'
 	@echo  '		2: warnings which occur quite often but may still be relevant'