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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 16db864c42b7..77f7a384c0b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1454,6 +1454,15 @@ config ARCH_USES_PG_UNCACHED
def_bool y
depends on X86_PAT
+config ARCH_RANDOM
+ def_bool y
+ prompt "x86 architectural random number generator" if EXPERT
+ ---help---
+ Enable the x86 architectural RDRAND instruction
+ (Intel Bull Mountain technology) to generate random numbers.
+ If supported, this is a high bandwidth, cryptographically
+ secure hardware random number generator.
+
config EFI
bool "EFI runtime service support"
depends on ACPI