diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig b/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
index 07fca4c..797a6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 config IR_RC6_DECODER
 	tristate "Enable IR raw decoder for the RC6 protocol"
 	depends on IR_CORE
+	select BITREVERSE
 	default y
 
 	---help---