diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 0652b94a3b..98bbd93092 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ choice
 config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PASSWD_SHA256
 	bool "sha-256"
 	help
-	  Use SHA256 to encode passwords which is stronger than MD5.
+	  Use SHA256 to encode passwords.
 
 config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PASSWD_SHA512
 	bool "sha-512"