1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index c6c8903cb534..e44e25422f22 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -944,8 +944,11 @@ config PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 
 config PERF_EVENTS_NMI
         bool
+        depends on PERF_EVENTS
         help
-          Arch has support for nmi_watchdog
+          System hardware can generate an NMI using the perf event
+          subsystem.  Also has support for calculating CPU cycle events
+          to determine how many clock cycles in a given period.
 
 menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters"