diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5afc21b2..3ce193f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -627,8 +627,7 @@
 	eata=		[HW,SCSI]
 
 	edd=		[EDD]
-			Format: {"of[f]" | "sk[ipmbr]"}
-			See comment in arch/i386/boot/edd.S
+			Format: {"off" | "on" | "skip[mbr]"}
 
 	eisa_irq_edge=	[PARISC,HW]
 			See header of drivers/parisc/eisa.c.
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/edd.c b/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
index d84a48e..03399d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
@@ -126,17 +126,25 @@
 {
 	char eddarg[8];
 	int do_mbr = 1;
+#ifdef CONFIG_EDD_OFF
+	int do_edd = 0;
+#else
 	int do_edd = 1;
+#endif
 	int be_quiet;
 	int devno;
 	struct edd_info ei, *edp;
 	u32 *mbrptr;
 
 	if (cmdline_find_option("edd", eddarg, sizeof eddarg) > 0) {
-		if (!strcmp(eddarg, "skipmbr") || !strcmp(eddarg, "skip"))
+		if (!strcmp(eddarg, "skipmbr") || !strcmp(eddarg, "skip")) {
+			do_edd = 1;
 			do_mbr = 0;
+		}
 		else if (!strcmp(eddarg, "off"))
 			do_edd = 0;
+		else if (!strcmp(eddarg, "on"))
+			do_edd = 1;
 	}
 
 	be_quiet = cmdline_find_option_bool("quiet");
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
index 40ffd76..dc2cec6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
           obscure configurations. Most disk controller BIOS vendors do
           not yet implement this feature.
 
+config EDD_OFF
+	bool "Sets default behavior for EDD detection to off"
+	depends on EDD
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y if you want EDD disabled by default, even though it is compiled into the
+	  kernel. Say N if you want EDD enabled by default. EDD can be dynamically set
+	  using the kernel parameter 'edd={on|skipmbr|off}'.
+
 config EFI_VARS
 	tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs"
 	depends on EFI