diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ps3.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ps3.h
index e646c7f218bc..7df145901def 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ps3.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ps3.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ enum lv1_result {
 
 static inline const char* ps3_result(int result)
 {
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(PS3_VERBOSE_RESULT)
+#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(PS3_VERBOSE_RESULT) || defined(CONFIG_PS3_VERBOSE_RESULT)
 	switch (result) {
 	case LV1_SUCCESS:
 		return "LV1_SUCCESS (0)";
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
index e32406e918d0..ebed94942d39 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ config PS3_SYS_MANAGER
 	  This support is required for PS3 system control.  In
 	  general, all users will say Y or M.
 
+config PS3_VERBOSE_RESULT
+	bool "PS3 Verbose LV1 hypercall results" if PS3_ADVANCED
+	depends on PPC_PS3
+	help
+	  Enables more verbose log mesages for LV1 hypercall results.
+
+	  If in doubt, say N here and reduce the size of the kernel by a
+	  small amount.
+
 config PS3_REPOSITORY_WRITE
 	bool "PS3 Repository write support" if PS3_ADVANCED
 	depends on PPC_PS3