diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
index 39142e2..f023474 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
@@ -169,4 +169,21 @@ config IEEE1394_RAWIO
 	  To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
 	  module will be called raw1394.
 
+config IEEE1394_MEMDEV
+	tristate "IEEE1394 memory device support"
+	depends on IEEE1394 && IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API && EXPERIMENTAL
+	help
+	  Say Y here if you want support for the ieee1394 memory device.
+	  This is useful for debugging systems attached via firewire
+	  since it usually allows you to read from and write to their memory,
+	  depending on the controller and machine setup.
+	  
+	  It differs from raw access (which allows the same usage) in that
+	  it provides devices nodes (usually called /dev/fwmem-<host>) that can
+	  be read and written with any tool, as opposed to specialised tools
+	  required for raw1394.
+	  
+	  To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
+	  module will be called mem1394.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Makefile b/drivers/ieee1394/Makefile
index 180bf82..7da4e21 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE1394_RAWIO) += raw1394.
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE1394_SBP2) += sbp2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE1394_DV1394) += dv1394.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE1394_ETH1394) += eth1394.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE1394_MEMDEV) += mem1394.o
 
 quiet_cmd_oui2c = OUI2C   $@
       cmd_oui2c = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(src)/oui2c.sh < $< > $@