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diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 1c78661abe11..ae33e0a4c18d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1890,6 +1890,32 @@ config PM
         bool "Power Management support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
         depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SOC_AU1X00
 
+config APM
+        tristate "Advanced Power Management Emulation"
+        depends on PM
+        ---help---
+          APM is a BIOS specification for saving power using several different
+          techniques. This is mostly useful for battery powered systems with
+          APM compliant BIOSes. If you say Y here, the system time will be
+          reset after a RESUME operation, the /proc/apm device will provide
+          battery status information, and user-space programs will receive
+          notification of APM "events" (e.g. battery status change).
+
+          In order to use APM, you will need supporting software. For location
+          and more information, read <file:Documentation/pm.txt> and the
+          Battery Powered Linux mini-HOWTO, available from
+          <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+
+          This driver does not spin down disk drives (see the hdparm(8)
+          manpage ("man 8 hdparm") for that), and it doesn't turn off
+          VESA-compliant "green" monitors.
+
+          Generally, if you don't have a battery in your machine, there isn't
+          much point in using this driver and you should say N. If you get
+          random kernel OOPSes or reboots that don't seem to be related to
+          anything, try disabling/enabling this option (or disabling/enabling
+          APM in your BIOS).
+
 endmenu
 
 source "net/Kconfig"