diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 0c79b9d..f7c9663 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@
 	  (MCA) or VESA.  ISA is an older system, now being displaced by PCI;
 	  newer boards don't support it.  If you have ISA, say Y, otherwise N.
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 config PCI
 	bool
 	depends on !ALPHA_JENSEN
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 4055115..8bfcb37 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@
 	depends on FOOTBRIDGE_HOST || ARCH_SHARK
 	default y
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 config PCI
 	bool "PCI support" if ARCH_INTEGRATOR_AP
 	default y if ARCH_SHARK || FOOTBRIDGE_HOST || ARCH_IOP3XX || ARCH_IXP4XX || ARCH_IXP2000
diff --git a/arch/arm26/Kconfig b/arch/arm26/Kconfig
index 3955de5..6caed90 100644
--- a/arch/arm26/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm26/Kconfig
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
           machine with 4MB of memory.
 endmenu
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 menu "General setup"
 
 # Compressed boot loader in ROM.  Yes, we really want to ask about
diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index 99b4f29..fee5891 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -1173,6 +1173,10 @@
 
 source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 config ISA
 	bool "ISA support"
 	depends on !(X86_VOYAGER || X86_VISWS)
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
index fc4615b..e729bd2 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@
 
 endmenu
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	depends on !M5272
+	default y
+
 menu "Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)"
 
 config PCI
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 5e666aa..ab99446 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1656,3 +1656,7 @@
 config GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	bool
 	default y
+
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 5b5cd00..e7e7c56 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 config PM
 	bool
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
 
diff --git a/arch/ppc/Kconfig b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
index c3d9413..ff04dcd 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -1079,6 +1079,10 @@
 
 endmenu
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 menu "Bus options"
 
 config ISA
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/Kconfig b/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
index ef1f05e..f5508ab 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@
 
 endmenu
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
 
 menu "General setup"
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 722ea1d..3468d51 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -693,6 +693,10 @@
 
 endmenu
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	depends on MPC1211
+	default y
 
 menu "Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)"
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index 80c38c5..44ee7f6 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@
 	bool
 	default y
 
+# we have no ISA slots, but we do have ISA-style DMA.
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+	default y
+
 menu "Power management options"
 
 source kernel/power/Kconfig