diff --git a/config-generic b/config-generic
index e93ccee1b..487734473 100644
--- a/config-generic
+++ b/config-generic
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OSD=m
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=16
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=16384
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index d7ca05350..de9353655 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -1889,6 +1889,9 @@ fi
 # and build.
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 21 2011 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
+- Switch BLK_DEV_RAM to be modular (rhbz 720833)
+
 * Wed Jul 20 2011 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 3.0-0.rc7.git8.1
 - 3.0-rc7-git8