diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig
index fe3dc126b149..53011ebd46d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config BRCMFMAC
 	tristate "Broadcom IEEE802.11n embedded FullMAC WLAN driver"
 	depends on CFG80211
 	select BRCMUTIL
+	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	---help---
 	  This module adds support for embedded wireless adapters based on
 	  Broadcom IEEE802.11n FullMAC chipsets. It has to work with at least