1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index b229f6d9e443..fc1c0c6baae2 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ int pcmcia_register_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *socket)
 
         pcmcia_parse_events(socket, SS_DETECT);
 
+        /*
+         * Let's try to get the PCMCIA module for 16-bit PCMCIA support.
+         * If it fails, it doesn't matter -- we still have 32-bit CardBus
+         * support to offer, so this is not a failure mode.
+         */
+        request_module_nowait("pcmcia");
+
         return 0;
 
  err: