diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig
index 2ad2351..46d9be7 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig
@@ -190,12 +190,24 @@
 	depends on SPL_FRAMEWORK && BINMAN
 	default y
 	help
-	  This enables use of symbols in SPL which refer to U-Boot, enabling SPL
-	  to obtain the location of U-Boot simply by calling spl_get_image_pos()
-	  and spl_get_image_size().
+	  This enables use of symbols in SPL which refer to other entries in
+	  the same binman image as the SPL. These can be declared with the
+	  binman_sym_declare(type, entry, prop) macro and accessed by the
+	  binman_sym(type, entry, prop) macro defined in binman_sym.h.
+
+	  See tools/binman/binman.rst for a detailed explanation.
+
+config SPL_BINMAN_UBOOT_SYMBOLS
+	bool "Declare binman symbols for U-Boot phases in SPL"
+	depends on SPL_BINMAN_SYMBOLS
+	default y
+	help
+	  This enables use of symbols in SPL which refer to U-Boot phases,
+	  enabling SPL to obtain the location and size of its next phase simply
+	  by calling spl_get_image_pos() and spl_get_image_size().
 
-	  For this to work, you must have a U-Boot image in the binman image, so
-	  binman can update SPL with the location of it.
+	  For this to work, you must have all U-Boot phases in the same binman
+	  image, so binman can update SPL with the locations of everything.
 
 source "common/spl/Kconfig.nxp"