diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index f17bd1d2707e..cbc6be62f6e3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -757,15 +757,6 @@ config HOTPLUG_CPU
 
 	  Say N.
 
-config DOUBLEFAULT
-	default y
-	bool "Enable doublefault exception handler" if EMBEDDED
-	help
-          This option allows trapping of rare doublefault exceptions that
-          would otherwise cause a system to silently reboot. Disabling this
-          option saves about 4k and might cause you much additional grey
-          hair.
-
 endmenu
 
 
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 3b36a1d53656..f1bc2f0e94e5 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@ config SLAB
 	  SLOB is more space efficient but does not scale well and is
 	  more susceptible to fragmentation.
 
+config DOUBLEFAULT
+	default y
+	bool "Enable doublefault exception handler" if EMBEDDED && X86_32
+	help
+          This option allows trapping of rare doublefault exceptions that
+          would otherwise cause a system to silently reboot. Disabling this
+          option saves about 4k and might cause you much additional grey
+          hair.
+
 endmenu		# General setup
 
 config TINY_SHMEM