diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 5dce3877eee589f8bd680a7c3df8eab74cdd4888..595a925c62a942d1ac11275082fd4a225627d207 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ config ESPSERIAL
 config MOXA_INTELLIO
 	tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
 	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
+	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.