diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index dbf7733..5cc3d51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -431,6 +431,13 @@
 	  Say Y here to support the builtin Intel 82596 ethernet controller
 	  found in Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC machines with 10Mbit ethernet.
 
+config SNI_82596
+	tristate "SNI RM ethernet"
+	depends on NET_ETHERNET && SNI_RM
+	help
+	  Say Y here to support the on-board Intel 82596 ethernet controller
+	  built into SNI RM machines.
+
 config MIPS_JAZZ_SONIC
 	tristate "MIPS JAZZ onboard SONIC Ethernet support"
 	depends on MACH_JAZZ