diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 0df5f6f..16be414 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 	  HP-zx1/sx1000		For HP systems
 	  HP-zx1/sx1000+swiotlb	For HP systems with (broken) DMA-constrained devices.
 	  SGI-SN2		For SGI Altix systems
+	  SGI-UV		For SGI UV systems
 	  Ski-simulator		For the HP simulator <http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/ski/>
 
 	  If you don't know what to do, choose "generic".
@@ -170,6 +171,18 @@
 	  to select this option.  If in doubt, select ia64 generic support
 	  instead.
 
+config IA64_SGI_UV`
+	bool "SGI-UV`"
+	select NUMA
+	select ACPI_NUMA
+	select SWIOTLB
+	help
+	  Selecting this option will optimize the kernel for use on UV based
+	  systems, but the resulting kernel binary will not run on other
+	  types of ia64 systems.  If you have an SGI UV system, it's safe
+	  to select this option.  If in doubt, select ia64 generic support
+	  instead.
+
 config IA64_HP_SIM
 	bool "Ski-simulator"
 	select SWIOTLB