diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/SMP-GENERIC b/sys/i386/conf/SMP-GENERIC
index e7b925b2d241..51028166c016 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/SMP-GENERIC
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/SMP-GENERIC
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # device lines is present in the ./LINT configuration file. If you are 
 # in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first in LINT.
 #
-#	$Id: SMP-GENERIC,v 1.1 1997/05/06 18:18:51 fsmp Exp $
+#	$Id: SMP-GENERIC,v 1.2 1997/05/06 20:40:52 fsmp Exp $
 
 machine		"i386"
 # SMP does NOT support 386/486 CPUs.
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ cpu		"I686_CPU"
 ident		SMP-GENERIC
 maxusers	10
 
-# Create an SMP capable kernel.
+# Create a SMP capable kernel (mandatory options):
 options		SMP			# Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel
 options		APIC_IO			# Symmetric (APIC) I/O
 
+# Useful and reported to work:
+options		SMP_AUTOSTART		# start the additional CPUs during boot
+
 # Optional, these are the defaults:
 #options		NCPU=2			# number of CPUs
 #options		NBUS=4			# number of busses