diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig.debug b/arch/sh/Kconfig.debug
index 8fb31ab2c02c..75ed1be8a49e 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig.debug
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
 
 config KGDB
 	bool "Include KGDB kernel debugger"
+	select FRAME_POINTER
 	help
 	  Include in-kernel hooks for kgdb, the Linux kernel source level
 	  debugger.  See <http://kgdb.sourceforge.net/> for more information.
@@ -112,13 +113,4 @@ endchoice
 
 endmenu
 
-config FRAME_POINTER
-	bool "Compile the kernel with frame pointers"
-	default y if KGDB
-	help
-	  If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will be slightly larger
-	  and slower, but it will give very useful debugging information.
-	  If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N, but we may not be able
-	  to solve problems without frame pointers.
-
 endmenu
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index f1ac3184dc08..e7303fe54b01 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ config DEBUG_VM
 
 config FRAME_POINTER
 	bool "Compile the kernel with frame pointers"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && (X86 || CRIS || M68K || M68KNOMMU || FRV || UML || S390 || AVR32)
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && (X86 || CRIS || M68K || M68KNOMMU || FRV || UML || S390 || AVR32 || SUPERH)
 	default y if DEBUG_INFO && UML
 	help
 	  If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will be slightly larger