diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 7b371bd7fb3609600a1283a4c91a926c46c3c6ee..3ba8b1af390fdc920606c4a70e7c55a43ee947ce 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static const char nconf_global_help[] =
 "\n"
 "Menu navigation keys\n"
 "----------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
-"Linewise up                 <Up>\n"
-"Linewise down               <Down>\n"
+"Linewise up                 <Up>    <k>\n"
+"Linewise down               <Down>  <j>\n"
 "Pagewise up                 <Page Up>\n"
 "Pagewise down               <Page Down>\n"
 "First entry                 <Home>\n"
@@ -1105,9 +1105,11 @@ static void conf(struct menu *menu)
 				break;
 			switch (res) {
 			case KEY_DOWN:
+			case 'j':
 				menu_driver(curses_menu, REQ_DOWN_ITEM);
 				break;
 			case KEY_UP:
+			case 'k':
 				menu_driver(curses_menu, REQ_UP_ITEM);
 				break;
 			case KEY_NPAGE:
@@ -1287,9 +1289,11 @@ static void conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
 				break;
 			switch (res) {
 			case KEY_DOWN:
+			case 'j':
 				menu_driver(curses_menu, REQ_DOWN_ITEM);
 				break;
 			case KEY_UP:
+			case 'k':
 				menu_driver(curses_menu, REQ_UP_ITEM);
 				break;
 			case KEY_NPAGE: