diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig b/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig
index 04438f1..b8a77f9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@
 	  Say Y here to enable the jack plugging notification via
 	  input layer.
 
+config SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER
+	bool "Support initialization patch loading for HD-audio"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	select FW_LOADER
+	select SND_HDA_HWDEP
+	select SND_HDA_RECONFIG
+	help
+	  Say Y here to allow the HD-audio driver to load a pseudo
+	  firmware file ("patch") for overriding the BIOS setup at
+	  start up.  The "patch" file can be specified via patch module
+	  option, such as patch=hda-init.
+
+	  This option turns on hwdep and reconfig features automatically.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK
 	bool "Build Realtek HD-audio codec support"
 	default y