diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig b/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
index 07fca4c5165a6b8b2fafff2c0f5213c280053dad..797a6c36d984d9f856ffba52c65fd6b2efd495b8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config IR_RC5_DECODER
 config IR_RC6_DECODER
 	tristate "Enable IR raw decoder for the RC6 protocol"
 	depends on IR_CORE
+	select BITREVERSE
 	default y
 
 	---help---