diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index aa633fa95e648e5872fa00bf85ba8d6a355973b5..8c1ad0fac7b6fe7a90ab080c14f28298c28a6bdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2176,6 +2176,7 @@ config BNX2
 config SPIDER_NET
 	tristate "Spider Gigabit Ethernet driver"
 	depends on PCI && PPC_CELL
+	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet chips present on the
 	  Cell Processor-Based Blades from IBM.