diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 4c9ae60..d30561d 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -570,6 +570,15 @@
 	  This is a relatively cheap check but if you care about maximum
 	  performance, say N.
 
+#
+# Select this config option from the architecture Kconfig, if it
+# it is preferred to always offer frame pointers as a config
+# option on the architecture (regardless of KERNEL_DEBUG):
+#
+config ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
+	bool
+	help
+
 config FRAME_POINTER
 	bool "Compile the kernel with frame pointers"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && \