diff --git a/drivers/staging/udlfb/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/udlfb/Kconfig
index 641692da0e4f..65bd5db4ca56 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/udlfb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/udlfb/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 config FB_UDL
 	tristate "Displaylink USB Framebuffer support"
 	depends on FB && USB
+	select FB_MODE_HELPERS
+	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
+	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
+	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
+	select FB_SYS_FOPS
+	select FB_DEFERRED_IO
 	---help---
-	  This is an experimental driver for DisplayLink USB devices
-	  that provides a framebuffer device.  A normal framebuffer can
-	  be used with this driver, or xorg can be run on the device
-	  using it.
+	  This is a kernel framebuffer driver for DisplayLink USB devices.
+	  Supports fbdev clients like xf86-video-fbdev, kdrive, fbi, and
+	  mplayer -vo fbdev. Supports all USB 2.0 era DisplayLink devices.
+	  To compile as a module, choose M here: the module name is udlfb.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/udlfb/udlfb.c b/drivers/staging/udlfb/udlfb.c
index 939b8faba0ff..baad03a8a873 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/udlfb/udlfb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/udlfb/udlfb.c
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ static struct usb_device_id id_table[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, id_table);
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO
+#warning message "kernel FB_DEFFERRED_IO option to support generic fbdev apps"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
+#ifndef CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT_MODULE
+#warning message "FB_SYS_* in kernel or module option to support fb console"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS
+#warning message "kernel FB_MODE_HELPERS required. Expect build break"
+#endif
+
 /* dlfb keeps a list of urbs for efficient bulk transfers */
 static void dlfb_urb_completion(struct urb *urb);
 static struct urb *dlfb_get_urb(struct dlfb_data *dev);