diff --git a/sound/oss/Kconfig b/sound/oss/Kconfig
index f1ed710a18d7060e80a8213ff00babfb35a9b2a6..6275266dde2e754104badf084ce20003596a0d36 100644
--- a/sound/oss/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/oss/Kconfig
@@ -383,6 +383,26 @@ config MSND_FIFOSIZE
 	  and Pinnacle). Larger values reduce the chance of data overruns at
 	  the expense of overall latency. If unsure, use the default.
 
+config SOUND_VIA82CXXX
+	tristate "VIA 82C686 Audio Codec"
+	depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI
+	help
+	  Say Y here to include support for the audio codec found on VIA
+	  82Cxxx-based chips. Typically these are built into a motherboard.
+
+	  DO NOT select Sound Blaster or Adlib with this driver, unless
+	  you have a Sound Blaster or Adlib card in addition to your VIA
+	  audio chip.
+
+config MIDI_VIA82CXXX
+	bool "VIA 82C686 MIDI"
+	depends on SOUND_VIA82CXXX && ISA_DMA_API
+	help
+	  Answer Y to use the MIDI interface of the Via686. You may need to
+	  enable this in the BIOS before it will work. This is for connection
+	  to external MIDI hardware, and is not required for software playback
+	  of MIDI files.
+
 config SOUND_OSS
 	tristate "OSS sound modules"
 	depends on SOUND_PRIME && ISA_DMA_API