1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 0cce28c4025b..9dc2fbe6efa7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -285,9 +285,8 @@ config ACPI_SYSTEM
           dump your ACPI DSDT table using /proc/acpi/dsdt.
 
 config X86_PM_TIMER
-        bool "Power Management Timer Support"
+        bool "Power Management Timer Support" if EMBEDDED
         depends on X86
-        depends on !X86_64
         default y
         help
           The Power Management Timer is available on all ACPI-capable,
@@ -298,9 +297,8 @@ config X86_PM_TIMER
           voltage scaling, unlike the commonly used Time Stamp Counter
           (TSC) timing source.
 
-          So, if you see messages like 'Losing too many ticks!' in the
-          kernel logs, and/or you are using this on a notebook which
-          does not yet have an HPET, you should say "Y" here.
+          You should nearly always say Y here because many modern
+          systems require this timer. 
 
 config ACPI_CONTAINER
         tristate "ACPI0004,PNP0A05 and PNP0A06 Container Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"