diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.6/config/brcm b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.6/config/brcm
index 16413fc419..0e658df1ad 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.6/config/brcm
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.6/config/brcm
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_TKIP=m
 #
 CONFIG_STANDALONE=y
 CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
-CONFIG_FW_LOADER=m
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
 
 #
 # Connector - unified userspace <-> kernelspace linker