diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index ec03341d2bd8c2e934478c0cbc0826216cd2576c..6adf86497648b17d8cb4ff035fc5878ca2f7c116 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ config BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD
 config BLK_DEV_GENERIC
 	tristate "Generic PCI IDE Chipset Support"
 	depends on BLK_DEV_IDEPCI
+        help
+          This option provides generic support for various PCI IDE Chipsets
+          which otherwise might not be supported.
 
 config BLK_DEV_OPTI621
 	tristate "OPTi 82C621 chipset enhanced support (EXPERIMENTAL)"