diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index ca2e4f830c392b01491248362c834901f73f920a..5bdf64b779134d555508891dbe49e7a55651f904 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ if IDE
 config IDE_MAX_HWIFS
 	int "Max IDE interfaces"
 	depends on ALPHA || SUPERH || IA64 || EMBEDDED
+	range 1 10
 	default 4
 	help
 	  This is the maximum number of IDE hardware interfaces that will