diff --git a/sound/core/Kconfig b/sound/core/Kconfig
index a2a1e24..6d12ca9 100644
--- a/sound/core/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/core/Kconfig
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 config SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD
 	tristate
 
-# To be effective this also requires INPUT - users should say:
-#    select SND_JACK if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND
-# to avoid having to force INPUT on.
 config SND_JACK
 	bool
 
+# enable input device support in jack layer
+config SND_JACK_INPUT_DEV
+	bool
+	depends on SND_JACK
+	default y if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND
+
 config SND_SEQUENCER
 	tristate "Sequencer support"
 	select SND_TIMER