diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index 87532034d10571818f50d03ff891a6f68b11f17c..3f9e10001e19179706f219a9603f27261c80eb99 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ comment "Other IDE chipsets support"
 comment "Note: most of these also require special kernel boot parameters"
 
 config BLK_DEV_4DRIVES
-	bool "Generic 4 drives/port support"
+	tristate "Generic 4 drives/port support"
 	help
 	  Certain older chipsets, including the Tekram 690CD, use a single set
 	  of I/O ports at 0x1f0 to control up to four drives, instead of the