diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 7edaeeb..6b5389f 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@
 
 config GENERATE_SMBIOS_TABLE
 	bool "Generate an SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) table"
+	depends on SMBIOS
 	default y
-	depends on X86 || EFI_LOADER
 	help
 	  The System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) specification addresses how
 	  motherboard and system vendors present management information about
@@ -1045,6 +1045,19 @@
 	  unambiguous persistent name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_identifier).
 	  Enable fast lookup object identifier registry in the SPL.
 
+config SMBIOS
+	bool "SMBIOS support"
+	depends on X86 || EFI_LOADER
+	default y
+	help
+	  Indicates that this platform can support System Management BIOS
+	  (SMBIOS) tables. These provide various pieces of information about
+	  the board, such as the manufacturer and the model name.
+
+	  See GENERATE_SMBIOS_TABLE which controls whether U-Boot actually
+	  creates these tables, rather than them coming from a previous firmware
+	  stage.
+
 config SMBIOS_PARSER
 	bool "SMBIOS parser"
 	help