diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index 5aabc4b..90629f6 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@
 	  device that is configured to use this cooling mechanism will be
 	  controlled to reduce clock frequency whenever temperature is high.
 
+config DEVFREQ_THERMAL
+	bool "Generic device cooling support"
+	depends on PM_DEVFREQ
+	depends on PM_OPP
+	help
+	  This implements the generic devfreq cooling mechanism through
+	  frequency reduction for devices using devfreq.
+
+	  This will throttle the device by limiting the maximum allowed DVFS
+	  frequency corresponding to the cooling level.
+
+	  In order to use the power extensions of the cooling device,
+	  devfreq should use the simple_ondemand governor.
+
 	  If you want this support, you should say Y here.
 
 config THERMAL_EMULATION