diff --git a/arm-tegra-nvec-kconfig.patch b/arm-tegra-nvec-kconfig.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7436817e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm-tegra-nvec-kconfig.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- linux-2.6.42.noarch/drivers/staging/nvec/Kconfig.orig       2012-02-02 08:16:12.512727480 -0600
++++ linux-2.6.42.noarch/drivers/staging/nvec/Kconfig    2012-02-01 18:44:56.674990109 -0600
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ config MFD_NVEC
+        bool "NV Tegra Embedded Controller SMBus Interface"
+-       depends on I2C && GPIOLIB && ARCH_TEGRA
++       depends on I2C && GPIOLIB && ARCH_TEGRA && MFD_CORE=y
+        help
+            Say Y here to enable support for a nVidia compliant embedded
+            controller.