diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 8dfa88a..61c0a03 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@
 	  blitting. This is used by drivers that don't provide their own
 	  (accelerated) version.
 
+config FB_DEFERRED_IO
+	bool
+	depends on FB
+	default y
+
 config FB_SVGALIB
 	tristate
 	depends on FB