diff --git a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
index b05306766870..fe40e0b6f675 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config FB_OLPC_DCON
 	tristate "One Laptop Per Child Display CONtroller support"
 	depends on OLPC && FB
 	select I2C
+	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	---help---
 	  Add support for the OLPC XO DCON controller.  This controller is
 	  only available on OLPC platforms.   Unless you have one of these