diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
index a58504ea78ccb90d766e8efbcc5563ef0b0d1303..8600a09e0c6c5cca00331605a92045d34268133b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ config KVM_INTEL
 	  Provides support for KVM on Intel processors equipped with the VT
 	  extensions.
 
+	  To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called kvm-intel.
+
 config KVM_AMD
 	tristate "KVM for AMD processors support"
 	depends on KVM
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ config KVM_AMD
 	  Provides support for KVM on AMD processors equipped with the AMD-V
 	  (SVM) extensions.
 
+	  To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called kvm-amd.
+
 config KVM_TRACE
 	bool "KVM trace support"
 	depends on KVM && SYSFS