1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index bea966f8ac84..0902d4460039 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ config DRM_I830
 config DRM_I915
         tristate "i915 driver"
         depends on AGP_INTEL
+        # we need shmfs for the swappable backing store, and in particular
+        # the shmem_readpage() which depends upon tmpfs
         select SHMEM
+        select TMPFS
         select DRM_KMS_HELPER
         select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
         select FB_CFB_COPYAREA