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diff --git a/Documentation/kprobes.txt b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
index cb12ae175aa2..53a63890aea4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kprobes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ architectures:
 - ppc64
 - ia64 (Does not support probes on instruction slot1.)
 - sparc64 (Return probes not yet implemented.)
+- arm
 
 3. Configuring Kprobes
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.instrumentation b/arch/arm/Kconfig.instrumentation
index 63b8c6d5606a..453ad8e15d69 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.instrumentation
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.instrumentation
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ config OPROFILE_MPCORE
 config OPROFILE_ARM11_CORE
         bool
 
+config KPROBES
+        bool "Kprobes"
+        depends on KALLSYMS && MODULES && !UML && !XIP_KERNEL
+        help
+          Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
+          execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes
+          a probepoint and specifies the callback.  Kprobes is useful
+          for kernel debugging, non-intrusive instrumentation and testing.
+          If in doubt, say "N".
+
 config MARKERS
         bool "Activate markers"
         help