diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 2137ad667438..78c4fdb91bc5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -506,12 +506,17 @@ config SUN_OPENPROMFS
 	  Only choose N if you know in advance that you will not need to modify
 	  OpenPROM settings on the running system.
 
-# Makefile helper
+# Makefile helpers
 config SPARC64_PCI
 	bool
 	default y
 	depends on SPARC64 && PCI
 
+config SPARC64_PCI_MSI
+	bool
+	default y
+	depends on SPARC64_PCI && PCI_MSI
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Executable file formats"
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
index d432fb20358e..d15cc1794b0e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE)     += stacktrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64_PCI)    += pci.o pci_common.o psycho_common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64_PCI)    += pci_psycho.o pci_sabre.o pci_schizo.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64_PCI)    += pci_sun4v.o pci_sun4v_asm.o pci_fire.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_MSI)        += pci_msi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64_PCI_MSI) += pci_msi.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)         += sys32.o sys_sparc32.o signal32.o