diff --git a/etc/etc.hp700/Makefile.inc b/etc/etc.hp700/Makefile.inc
index 35de6fc81180..270d3d14edb9 100644
--- a/etc/etc.hp700/Makefile.inc
+++ b/etc/etc.hp700/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.5 2007/07/24 10:49:25 pavel Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.6 2012/05/23 08:19:40 skrll Exp $
 #
 #	etc.hp700/Makefile.inc -- hp700-specific etc Makefile targets
 #
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 
 KERNEL_SETS=		GENERIC
 
-BUILD_KERNELS=		RAMDISK
+BUILD_KERNELS=		GENERIC.MP RAMDISK
 
 INSTALLATION_DIRS+=     installation
diff --git a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC.MP b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC.MP
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ba503bf69fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC.MP
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# $NetBSD: GENERIC.MP,v 1.1 2012/05/23 08:19:40 skrll Exp $
+#
+# Generic hp700 kernel with multiprocessor support.
+
+include "arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC"
+
+options 	MULTIPROCESSOR		# include multiprocessor support