diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/Kconfig
index 1aaeaa02f158ec0efdcb32df39d3f0ad269a4fea..2284bd08cd84ddb357b438b24aba05de27d1d4b6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config VIDEO_IVTV
 	tristate "Conexant cx23416/cx23415 MPEG encoder/decoder support"
 	depends on VIDEO_V4L1 && VIDEO_V4L2 && PCI && I2C && EXPERIMENTAL
+	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select VIDEO_TUNER
 	select VIDEO_TVEEPROM