diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 2b733c5829152e37c78aee1ba069d86f0d3f22e6..5583719a0dcae2cb991e8e10ba16c6e2ce099f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ config IPW2200_DEBUG
 config LIBERTAS
 	tristate "Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support"
 	depends on WLAN_80211
+	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	select IEEE80211
 	select FW_LOADER
 	---help---