diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
index 2dc260b2b0a4a417c0e489b4713037373d1b0dd5..068070ff13cd0a4673d9333341b39ea5b77daf41 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ Getting the card going
 
    The frontend module sp887x.o, requires an external   firmware.
    Please use  the  command "get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to download
-   it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+   it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware/
+   (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 Receiving DVB-T in Australia
 
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
index 08e96ff557202946d45b9bae390f6ff3bded26ac..4e5e6a979fe778697f88c28aa253f713c20f1013 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ for ($i=0; $i < scalar(@components); $i++) {
     if ($cid eq $components[$i]) {
 	$outfile = eval($cid);
 	die $@ if $@;
-	print STDERR "Firmware $outfile extracted successfully. Now copy it to either /lib/firmware or /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ (depending on your hotplug version).\n";
+	print STDERR <<EOF;
+Firmware $outfile extracted successfully.
+Now copy it to either /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware
+(depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
+EOF
 	exit(0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt b/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
index 5c1e984c26a76827e27a5b2bed80ce35666bc060..b2f271cd784bc5ce41100ce123a6d1bf9a4f0a64 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ Hotplug Firmware Loading for 2.6 kernels
 For 2.6 kernels the firmware is loaded at the point that the driver module is
 loaded.  See linux/Documentation/dvb/firmware.txt for more information.
 
-Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware directory.
+Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or
+/lib/firmware directory (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
index 3a3bcf6a2c986259249aa64a98d20681d53024e9..afd6dfbd284202ddac146e529d3701d6dbf00500 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ config DVB_SP8870
 
 	  This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp8870" to
-	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+	  or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 config DVB_SP887X
 	tristate "Spase sp887x based"
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ config DVB_SP887X
 
 	  This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to
-	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+	  or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 config DVB_CX22700
 	tristate "Conexant CX22700 based"
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ config DVB_TDA1004X
 	  This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10045",
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10046" to
-	  download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+	  download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+	  or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 config DVB_NXT6000
 	tristate "NxtWave Communications NXT6000 based"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c
index 52c416043a628f24dd24cc65279a4f45057f306a..4f263e65ba1419af035891219640146b63e8a327 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/nxt2002.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware nxt2002" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define NXT2002_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-nxt2002.fw"
 #define CRC_CCIT_MASK 0x1021
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c
index 8d631ca7aaf04afb0cbaa6d261b73e0782ef21ee..7c3aed1f546be2609631206639271fbd6f9b178b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51211.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware or51211" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define OR51211_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-or51211.fw"
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c
index fc06cd6b46c3c843df95422811cb35faf3a44646..73829e647e50ad0cccb0e2f8cf6f8b18ada520ff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp8870.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware alps_tdlb7" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define SP8870_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-sp8870.fw"
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c
index b3ae7dccc33ce32ba68b46d265a89161579c3354..eb8a602198ca99ad6990c783f31a305c368214b8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/sp887x.c
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 /*
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to
- * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define SP887X_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-sp887x.fw"
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
index 6c237fb2b82a90dedacabc8145991286eb21ad7f..c63e9a5084eb7ffcb1c50b9efebee1a0f85b946c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
  * This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10045",
  * "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10046" to
- * download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+ * download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+ * or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
  */
 #define TDA10045_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-tda10045.fw"
 #define TDA10046_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-tda10046.fw"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
index fa7e3894471679abadf7ee76db461fc5d8c28ef1..5b2aadb8385c2b92ee1d3b57145975fc185d848d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ config DVB_AV7110
 
 	  This driver needs an external firmware. Please use the script
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware av7110" to
-	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+	  or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 	  Say Y if you own such a card and want to use it.
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
index 0bef1edf00180c18872d1f00ae4232d353cd9673..eabd4fcaf246440b5870bfc9470ca96510b39434 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
@@ -1494,9 +1494,9 @@ static int get_firmware(struct av7110* av7110)
 		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: could not load firmware,"
 			       " file not found: dvb-ttpci-01.fw\n");
-			printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: usually this should be in"
-			       " /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware\n");
-			printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: and can be downloaded here"
+			printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: usually this should be in "
+			       "/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware\n");
+			printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: and can be downloaded from"
 			       " http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/firmware/\n");
 		} else
 			printk(KERN_ERR "dvb-ttpci: cannot request firmware"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
index e97244bd232e3a3371f4252f0a3d69db90683455..83611012ef345242460527b2452940bfa356e34f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config DVB_TTUSB_DEC
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t",
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t",
 	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec3000s",
-	  download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+	  download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
+	  or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
 
 	  Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it.