diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/Kconfig
index 2337b41714e0..376ca48f1d1d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config DVB_BT8XX
 	select DVB_CX24110
 	select DVB_OR51211
 	select DVB_LGDT330X
+	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  Support for PCI cards based on the Bt8xx PCI bridge. Examples are
 	  the Nebula cards, the Pinnacle PCTV cards, the Twinhan DST cards,