diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 69fd31ffb847..0b6c03643ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -429,28 +429,40 @@ config ADI
 	  driver include crash and makedumpfile.
 
 config RANDOM_TRUST_CPU
-	bool "Trust the CPU manufacturer to initialize Linux's CRNG"
+	bool "Initialize RNG using CPU RNG instructions"
+	default y
 	depends on ARCH_RANDOM
-	default n
 	help
-	Assume that CPU manufacturer (e.g., Intel or AMD for RDSEED or
-	RDRAND, IBM for the S390 and Power PC architectures) is trustworthy
-	for the purposes of initializing Linux's CRNG.  Since this is not
-	something that can be independently audited, this amounts to trusting
-	that CPU manufacturer (perhaps with the insistence or mandate
-	of a Nation State's intelligence or law enforcement agencies)
-	has not installed a hidden back door to compromise the CPU's
-	random number generation facilities. This can also be configured
-	at boot with "random.trust_cpu=on/off".
+	  Initialize the RNG using random numbers supplied by the CPU's
+	  RNG instructions (e.g. RDRAND), if supported and available. These
+	  random numbers are never used directly, but are rather hashed into
+	  the main input pool, and this happens regardless of whether or not
+	  this option is enabled. Instead, this option controls whether the
+	  they are credited and hence can initialize the RNG. Additionally,
+	  other sources of randomness are always used, regardless of this
+	  setting.  Enabling this implies trusting that the CPU can supply high
+	  quality and non-backdoored random numbers.
+
+	  Say Y here unless you have reason to mistrust your CPU or believe
+	  its RNG facilities may be faulty. This may also be configured at
+	  boot time with "random.trust_cpu=on/off".
 
 config RANDOM_TRUST_BOOTLOADER
-	bool "Trust the bootloader to initialize Linux's CRNG"
+	bool "Initialize RNG using bootloader-supplied seed"
+	default y
 	help
-	Some bootloaders can provide entropy to increase the kernel's initial
-	device randomness. Say Y here to assume the entropy provided by the
-	booloader is trustworthy so it will be added to the kernel's entropy
-	pool. Otherwise, say N here so it will be regarded as device input that
-	only mixes the entropy pool. This can also be configured at boot with
-	"random.trust_bootloader=on/off".
+	  Initialize the RNG using a seed supplied by the bootloader or boot
+	  environment (e.g. EFI or a bootloader-generated device tree). This
+	  seed is not used directly, but is rather hashed into the main input
+	  pool, and this happens regardless of whether or not this option is
+	  enabled. Instead, this option controls whether the seed is credited
+	  and hence can initialize the RNG. Additionally, other sources of
+	  randomness are always used, regardless of this setting. Enabling
+	  this implies trusting that the bootloader can supply high quality and
+	  non-backdoored seeds.
+
+	  Say Y here unless you have reason to mistrust your bootloader or
+	  believe its RNG facilities may be faulty. This may also be configured
+	  at boot time with "random.trust_bootloader=on/off".
 
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