diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75fb5fee696..cd27bb9afed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6468,3 +6468,8 @@
 	  Manuel Stühn for the tip(2014-1-15).
 	* libc: Move strtol(), strtoll, strtoul(), strtoull(), and strtod() from
 	  libc/string to libc/stdlib where they belong (2014-1-16).
+	* configs/Kconfig:  Board configuration sub-directory can now be
+	  specified.  The default need not be used.  This is really only
+	  useful when CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_CUSTOM is selected and there is no
+	  meaningful default sub-directory (2014-1-16).
+
diff --git a/configs/Kconfig b/configs/Kconfig
index 17e9fdbd318..7751b1fbb1d 100644
--- a/configs/Kconfig
+++ b/configs/Kconfig
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ config ARCH_BOARD_CUSTOM
 endchoice
 
 config ARCH_BOARD
-	string
+	string "Board configuration sub-directory"
 	default "amber"               if ARCH_BOARD_AMBER
 	default "arduino-due"         if ARCH_BOARD_ARDUINO_DUE
 	default "avr32dev1"           if ARCH_BOARD_AVR32DEV1
@@ -947,6 +947,12 @@ config ARCH_BOARD
 	default "zkit-arm-1769"       if ARCH_BOARD_ZKITARM
 	default "sim"                 if ARCH_BOARD_SIM
 	default ""                    if ARCH_BOARD_CUSTOM
+	---help---
+		Select the board sub-directory name where the board logic resides under
+		the configs/ directory.  Normally, the default is the correct location
+		and you probably not want to change that.  However, if you have selected
+		ARCH_BOARD_CUSTOM, then you will need to tell the build system when
+		the board logic resides.
 
 comment "Common Board Options"