diff --git a/src/devices/audio/usb.jd b/src/devices/audio/usb.jd
index e805ac4..147bfa3 100644
--- a/src/devices/audio/usb.jd
+++ b/src/devices/audio/usb.jd
@@ -552,7 +552,10 @@
 
 <ul>
 <li>design hardware to support USB host mode</li>
-<li>enable all kernel features needed: USB host mode, USB audio, isochronous transfer mode</li>
+<li>enable generic USB host support at the framework level
+via the <code>android.hardware.usb.host.xml</code> feature flag</li>
+<li>enable all kernel features needed: USB host mode, USB audio, isochronous transfer mode;
+see <a href="{@docRoot}/devices/tech/kernel.html">Android Kernel Configuration</a></li>
 <li>keep up-to-date with recent kernel releases and patches;
 despite the noble goal of class compliance, there are extant audio peripherals
 with <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quirk">quirks</a>,
diff --git a/src/devices/tech/kernel.jd b/src/devices/tech/kernel.jd
index da749c5..637c5c4 100644
--- a/src/devices/tech/kernel.jd
+++ b/src/devices/tech/kernel.jd
@@ -288,3 +288,11 @@
 CONFIG_TIMER_STATS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
 </pre>
+
+<h3>For USB host mode audio</h3>
+
+<pre>
+CONFIG_SND_USB=y
+CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=y
+# CONFIG_USB_AUDIO is for a peripheral mode (gadget) driver
+</pre>