diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig
index 6e16e441f85e09596a437f78f5c7891f2c91988f..e4c28fed61d50866c5a7955d8de6ee458eae7834 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ source "drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/silan/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/sis/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig"
-source "drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
index 46f7be85f5a387ce96be02c66af18b21750b7210..2c032629c36929f20fe3a53866a045f202e487e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Solarflare device configuration
+#
+
+config NET_VENDOR_SOLARFLARE
+	bool "Solarflare devices"
+	default y
+	---help---
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
+
+	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
+	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
+	  the questions about Solarflare devices. If you say Y, you will be asked
+	  for your specific card in the following questions.
+
+if NET_VENDOR_SOLARFLARE
+
 config SFC
 	tristate "Solarflare SFC9000/SFC9100-family support"
 	depends on PCI
@@ -44,3 +61,7 @@ config SFC_MCDI_LOGGING
 	  Driver-Interface) commands and responses, allowing debugging of
 	  driver/firmware interaction.  The tracing is actually enabled by
 	  a sysfs file 'mcdi_logging' under the PCI device.
+
+source "drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/Kconfig"
+
+endif # NET_VENDOR_SOLARFLARE