diff -ur a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig	Sat Dec 25 12:16:31 2004
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig	Sat Dec 25 14:12:36 2004
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 config DVB_SP8870
  	tristate "Spase sp8870 based"
 	depends on DVB_CORE
+	select FW_LOADER
 	help
  	  A DVB-T tuner module. Say Y when you want to support this frontend.
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 config DVB_SP887X
  	tristate "Spase sp887x based"
 	depends on DVB_CORE
+	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  A DVB-T tuner module. Say Y when you want to support this frontend.
 
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@
 config DVB_TDA1004X
 	tristate "Philips TDA10045H/TDA10046H based"
 	depends on DVB_CORE
+	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  A DVB-T tuner module. Say Y when you want to support this frontend.