diff --git a/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake b/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake
index 502aea779b904..a8b37f3861b2f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake
@@ -91,27 +91,27 @@ ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_davix OFF "Build Davix internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_fftw3 OFF "Build FFTW3 internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_freetype OFF "Build bundled copy of freetype")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_ftgl OFF "Build bundled copy of FTGL")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_gif OFF "Build bundled copy of libgif")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_gif OFF "Build libgif internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_gl2ps OFF "Build bundled copy of gl2ps")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_gsl OFF "Build GSL internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_gtest OFF "Build googletest internally (requires network)")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_jpeg OFF "Build bundled copy of libjpeg")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_jpeg OFF "Build libjpeg internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_llvm ON "Build bundled copy of LLVM")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_lz4 OFF "Build bundled copy of lz4")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_lzma OFF "Build bundled copy of lzma")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_lz4 OFF "Build lz4 internally (requires network)")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_lzma OFF "Build lzma internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_nlohmannjson OFF "Use nlohmann/json.hpp file distributed with ROOT")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_openssl OFF "Build OpenSSL internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_openui5 ON "Use openui5 bundle distributed with ROOT")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_pcre OFF "Build bundled copy of PCRE")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_png OFF "Build bundled copy of libpng")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_png OFF "Build libpng internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_tbb OFF "Build TBB internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_unuran OFF "Build bundled copy of unuran")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_vdt OFF "Build VDT internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_xrootd OFF "Build XRootD internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_xxhash OFF "Build bundled copy of xxHash")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_zeromq OFF "Build ZeroMQ internally (requires network)")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_zlib OFF "Build bundled copy of zlib")
-ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_zstd OFF "Build included libzstd, or use system libzstd")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_zlib OFF "Build zlib internally (requires network)")
+ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(builtin_zstd OFF "Build zstd internally (requires network)")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(ccache OFF "Enable ccache usage for speeding up builds")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(cefweb OFF "Enable support for CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) web-based display")
 ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(check_connection ON "Fail the configuration step if there is no internet connection, but it's required for the build")