diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index e0c34d73770a02909c3f2d2baf6d3d0ac6181d20..c6b298d4c136c54a40fa7b4e4c13361000535642 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 # SATA/PATA driver configuration
 #
 
+config HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
+	bool
+	help
+	  This is an internal configuration node for any machine that
+	  uses pata-platform driver to enable the relevant driver in the
+	  configuration structure without having to submit endless patches
+	  to update the PATA_PLATFORM entry.
+
 menuconfig ATA
 	tristate "Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drivers"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
@@ -773,14 +781,6 @@ config PATA_PCMCIA
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
-config HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
-	bool
-	help
-	  This is an internal configuration node for any machine that
-	  uses pata-platform driver to enable the relevant driver in the
-	  configuration structure without having to submit endless patches
-	  to update the PATA_PLATFORM entry.
-
 config PATA_PLATFORM
 	tristate "Generic platform device PATA support"
 	depends on EMBEDDED || PPC || HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM