diff --git a/sound/core/Kconfig b/sound/core/Kconfig
index 475455c7661..2dc7776e218 100644
--- a/sound/core/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/core/Kconfig
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ config SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
 
 	  If you are unsure about this, say N here.
 
+config SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD
+	tristate "ALSA Compressed audio offload support"
+	default n
+	help
+	  If you want support for offloading compressed audio and have such
+	  a hardware, then you should say Y here and also to the DSP driver
+	  of your platform.
+
+	  If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+
 config SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API
 	bool "Support old ALSA API"
 	default y
diff --git a/sound/core/Makefile b/sound/core/Makefile
index 350a08d277f..67c8e933661 100644
--- a/sound/core/Makefile
+++ b/sound/core/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ snd-hrtimer-objs  := hrtimer.o
 snd-rtctimer-objs := rtctimer.o
 snd-hwdep-objs    := hwdep.o
 
+snd-compress-objs := compress_offload.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND) 		+= snd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_HWDEP)		+= snd-hwdep.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_TIMER)		+= snd-timer.o
@@ -31,3 +33,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI)	+= snd-rawmidi.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL)	+= oss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER)	+= seq/
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD)	+= snd-compress.o