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diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
index 186737539cf5..672b92ef9f21 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
@@ -120,12 +120,19 @@ config IEEE1394_VIDEO1394
this option only if you have an IEEE 1394 video device connected to
an OHCI-1394 card.
+comment "SBP-2 support (for storage devices) requires SCSI"
+ depends on IEEE1394 && SCSI=n
+
config IEEE1394_SBP2
tristate "SBP-2 support (Harddisks etc.)"
depends on IEEE1394 && SCSI && (PCI || BROKEN)
help
- This option enables you to use SBP-2 devices connected to your IEEE
- 1394 bus. SBP-2 devices include harddrives and DVD devices.
+ This option enables you to use SBP-2 devices connected to an IEEE
+ 1394 bus. SBP-2 devices include storage devices like harddisks and
+ DVD drives, also some other FireWire devices like scanners.
+
+ You should also enable support for disks, CD-ROMs, etc. in the SCSI
+ configuration section.
config IEEE1394_SBP2_PHYS_DMA
bool "Enable replacement for physical DMA in SBP2"
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@ config IEEE1394_SBP2_PHYS_DMA
help
This builds sbp2 for use with non-OHCI host adapters which do not
support physical DMA or for when ohci1394 is run with phys_dma=0.
- Physical DMA is data movement without assistence of the drivers'
+ Physical DMA is data movement without assistance of the drivers'
interrupt handlers. This option includes the interrupt handlers
that are required in absence of this hardware feature.