diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 69caa9d..15c1313 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@
 
 endchoice
 
+#
+# Both the NUMA code and DISCONTIGMEM use arrays of pg_data_t's
+# to represent different areas of memory.  This variable allows
+# those dependencies to exist individually.
+#
+config NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
+	def_bool y
+	depends on DISCONTIGMEM || NUMA