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diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 8b1331677407..ae0949b3394f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM
383 thus say N here. 383 thus say N here.
384 384
385config BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT 385config BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT
386 int "Default number of RAM disks" if BLK_DEV_RAM 386 int "Default number of RAM disks"
387 default "16" 387 default "16"
388 depends on BLK_DEV_RAM
388 help 389 help
389 The default value is 16 RAM disks. Change this if you know what 390 The default value is 16 RAM disks. Change this if you know what
390 are doing. If you boot from a filesystem that needs to be extracted 391 are doing. If you boot from a filesystem that needs to be extracted
@@ -400,14 +401,16 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE
400 8192. 401 8192.
401 402
402config BLK_DEV_INITRD 403config BLK_DEV_INITRD
403 bool "Initial RAM disk (initrd) support" 404 bool "Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support"
404 depends on BLK_DEV_RAM=y
405 help 405 help
406 The initial RAM disk is a RAM disk that is loaded by the boot loader 406 The initial RAM filesystem is a ramfs which is loaded by the
407 (loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root before the normal boot 407 boot loader (loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root
408 procedure. It is typically used to load modules needed to mount the 408 before the normal boot procedure. It is typically used to
409 "real" root file system, etc. See <file:Documentation/initrd.txt> 409 load modules needed to mount the "real" root file system,
410 for details. 410 etc. See <file:Documentation/initrd.txt> for details.
411
412 If RAM disk support (BLK_DEV_RAM) is also included, this
413 also enables initial RAM disk (initrd) support.
411 414
412 415
413config CDROM_PKTCDVD 416config CDROM_PKTCDVD