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diff --git a/kernel/power/Kconfig b/kernel/power/Kconfig
index 72067cbdb37f..91e09d3b2eb2 100644
--- a/kernel/power/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/power/Kconfig
@@ -208,3 +208,17 @@ config APM_EMULATION
           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).
+
+config PM_RUNTIME
+        bool "Run-time PM core functionality"
+        depends on PM
+        ---help---
+          Enable functionality allowing I/O devices to be put into energy-saving
+          (low power) states at run time (or autosuspended) after a specified
+          period of inactivity and woken up in response to a hardware-generated
+          wake-up event or a driver's request.
+
+          Hardware support is generally required for this functionality to work
+          and the bus type drivers of the buses the devices are on are
+          responsible for the actual handling of the autosuspend requests and
+          wake-up events.