diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index e70aa2aa4bb..6b0b52918d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@ config  SSE
 	Disabling this option means that no task or fiber may use SSEx
 	instructions; any such use will result in undefined behavior.
 
+config SSE_FP_MATH
+	bool
+	prompt "Compiler-generated SSEx instructions" if FP_SHARING
+	depends on SSE && ISA_IA32
+	default n if FP_SHARING
+	default y if !FP_SHARING
+	help
+	This option allows the compiler to generate SSEx instructions for
+	performing floating point math. This can greatly improve performance
+	when exactly the same operations are to be performed on multiple
+	data objects; however, it can also significantly reduce performance
+	when pre-emptive task switches occur because of the larger register
+	set that must be saved and restored.
+
+	Disabling this option means that the compiler utilizes only the
+	x87 instruction set for floating point operations.
+
 config  FP_SHARING
 	bool
 	prompt "Floating point resource sharing" if !ENHANCED_SECURITY