diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index a5e90e139ba5..fb19b46c0042 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ config TREE_RCU
 
 config TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 	bool "Preemptible tree-based hierarchical RCU"
-	depends on PREEMPT && SMP
+	depends on PREEMPT
 	help
 	  This option selects the RCU implementation that is
 	  designed for very large SMP systems with hundreds or
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ config TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 	  is also required.  It also scales down nicely to
 	  smaller systems.
 
+	  Select this option if you are unsure.
+
 config TINY_RCU
 	bool "UP-only small-memory-footprint RCU"
 	depends on !PREEMPT && !SMP