--- drivers/net/Kconfig.orig	2003-10-03 12:17:48.000000000 +0200
+++ drivers/net/Kconfig	2003-10-03 12:27:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -1876,9 +1876,12 @@
 	  More specific information on configuring the driver is in 
 	  <file:Documentation/networking/e1000.txt>.
 
-	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
-	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called e1000.
+	  This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this
+	  time. Intel is not supplying patches against the kernel source
+	  to allow for static linking of the driver.
+
+	  Read <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The
+	  module will be called e1000.
 
 config E1000_NAPI
 	bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"