diff --git a/Config.h b/Config.h
index 9022dd075..423454616 100644
--- a/Config.h
+++ b/Config.h
@@ -153,9 +153,8 @@
 // I emailed Linus and this patch will not be going into the stock kernel.
 //#define BB_FEATURE_USE_DEVPS_PATCH
 //
-// This compiles out everything but the most 
-// trivial --help usage information (i.e. reduces binary size)
-#define BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+// show verbose usage messages
+//#define BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
 //
 // Use termios to manipulate the screen ('more' is prettier with this on)
 //#define BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
diff --git a/Config.h.Hurd b/Config.h.Hurd
index 8ae9f9f1b..369e376cd 100644
--- a/Config.h.Hurd
+++ b/Config.h.Hurd
@@ -144,9 +144,8 @@
 // at the same time...
 #define BB_FEATURE_USE_PROCFS
 //
-// This compiles out everything but the most 
-// trivial --help usage information (i.e. reduces binary size)
-//#define BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+// show verbose usage messages
+#define BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
 //
 // Use termios to manipulate the screen ('more' is prettier with this on)
 #define BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
diff --git a/applets.h b/applets.h
index 2af2b49e7..0ab296312 100644
--- a/applets.h
+++ b/applets.h
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
   #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) extern int b(int argc, char **argv);
   extern const char usage_messages[];
 #elif defined(MAKE_USAGE)
-  #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
-    #define APPLET(a,b,c) a##_trivial_usage "\0"
-    #define APPLET_NOUSAGE(a,b,c) "\0"
-    #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) d##_trivial_usage "\0"
-  #else
+  #ifdef BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
     #define APPLET(a,b,c) a##_trivial_usage "\n\n" a##_full_usage "\0"
     #define APPLET_NOUSAGE(a,b,c) "\0"
     #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) d##_trivial_usage "\n\n" d##_full_usage "\0"
+  #else
+    #define APPLET(a,b,c) a##_trivial_usage "\0"
+    #define APPLET_NOUSAGE(a,b,c) "\0"
+    #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) d##_trivial_usage "\0"
   #endif
 #elif defined(MAKE_LINKS)
 #  define APPLET(a,b,c) LINK c a
diff --git a/debian/Config.h-deb b/debian/Config.h-deb
index edce191c8..075e23557 100644
--- a/debian/Config.h-deb
+++ b/debian/Config.h-deb
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@
 // I emailed Linus and this patch will not be going into the stock kernel.
 //#define BB_FEATURE_USE_DEVPS_PATCH
 //
-// This compiles out everything but the most 
-// trivial --help usage information (i.e. reduces binary size)
-#define BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+// show verbose usage messages
+//#define BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
 //
 // Use termios to manipulate the screen ('more' is prettier with this on)
 #define BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
diff --git a/debian/Config.h-static b/debian/Config.h-static
index aa634beaa..fc89e329d 100644
--- a/debian/Config.h-static
+++ b/debian/Config.h-static
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@
 // I emailed Linus and this patch will not be going into the stock kernel.
 //#define BB_FEATURE_USE_DEVPS_PATCH
 //
-// This compiles out everything but the most 
-// trivial --help usage information (i.e. reduces binary size)
-//#define BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+// show verbose usage messages
+#define BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
 //
 // Use termios to manipulate the screen ('more' is prettier with this on)
 #define BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
diff --git a/debian/Config.h-udeb b/debian/Config.h-udeb
index c13edaf4d..4028a71da 100644
--- a/debian/Config.h-udeb
+++ b/debian/Config.h-udeb
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@
 // I emailed Linus and this patch will not be going into the stock kernel.
 //#define BB_FEATURE_USE_DEVPS_PATCH
 //
-// This compiles out everything but the most 
-// trivial --help usage information (i.e. reduces binary size)
-#define BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+// show verbose usage messages
+//#define BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
 //
 // Use termios to manipulate the screen ('more' is prettier with this on)
 #define BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
diff --git a/include/applets.h b/include/applets.h
index 2af2b49e7..0ab296312 100644
--- a/include/applets.h
+++ b/include/applets.h
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
   #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) extern int b(int argc, char **argv);
   extern const char usage_messages[];
 #elif defined(MAKE_USAGE)
-  #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
-    #define APPLET(a,b,c) a##_trivial_usage "\0"
-    #define APPLET_NOUSAGE(a,b,c) "\0"
-    #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) d##_trivial_usage "\0"
-  #else
+  #ifdef BB_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
     #define APPLET(a,b,c) a##_trivial_usage "\n\n" a##_full_usage "\0"
     #define APPLET_NOUSAGE(a,b,c) "\0"
     #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) d##_trivial_usage "\n\n" d##_full_usage "\0"
+  #else
+    #define APPLET(a,b,c) a##_trivial_usage "\0"
+    #define APPLET_NOUSAGE(a,b,c) "\0"
+    #define APPLET_ODDNAME(a,b,c,d) d##_trivial_usage "\0"
   #endif
 #elif defined(MAKE_LINKS)
 #  define APPLET(a,b,c) LINK c a