diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index f9920f1341c8..83b163a7d870 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ menuconfig APM
 
 	  1) make sure that you have enough swap space and that it is
 	  enabled.
-	  2) pass the "no-hlt" option to the kernel
+	  2) pass the "idle=poll" option to the kernel
 	  3) switch on floating point emulation in the kernel and pass
 	  the "no387" option to the kernel
 	  4) pass the "floppy=nodma" option to the kernel