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diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index 2206bf6637de..0f8da3bea1d1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@ config X86_MCE_P4THERMAL
           Enabling this feature will cause a message to be printed when the P4
           enters thermal throttling.
 
+config VM86
+        default y
+        bool "Enable VM86 support" if EMBEDDED
+        help
+          This option is required by programs like DOSEMU to run 16-bit legacy
+          code on X86 processors. It also may be needed by software like
+          XFree86 to initialize some video cards via BIOS. Disabling this
+          option saves about 6k.
+
 config TOSHIBA
         tristate "Toshiba Laptop support"
         ---help---