diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/Kconfig b/drivers/media/common/tuners/Kconfig
index ecbccc3cdc544138735d0f7f9de90dc44cb1570c..4fb77bc71394d200d88d98bf8e8560ee561620d5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config MEDIA_TUNER
 	tristate
 	default VIDEO_MEDIA && I2C
 	depends on VIDEO_MEDIA && I2C
-	select MEDIA_TUNER_XC2028 if !MEDIA_TUNER_CUSTOMIZE
+	select MEDIA_TUNER_XC2028 if !MEDIA_TUNER_CUSTOMIZE && HOTPLUG
 	select MEDIA_TUNER_XC5000 if !MEDIA_TUNER_CUSTOMIZE
 	select MEDIA_TUNER_MT20XX if !MEDIA_TUNER_CUSTOMIZE
 	select MEDIA_TUNER_TDA8290 if !MEDIA_TUNER_CUSTOMIZE
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ config MEDIA_TUNER_QT1010
 
 config MEDIA_TUNER_XC2028
 	tristate "XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuners"
-	depends on FW_LOADER
+	depends on HOTPLUG
+	select FW_LOADER
 	default m if MEDIA_TUNER_CUSTOMIZE
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for the xc2028/xc3028 tuners.
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/Kconfig
index 9caffed2b6b8302637cde0ad128c791cc5ce364e..16a5af30e9d1fd1e4184da4969d5956798f8a76a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/Kconfig
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ config VIDEO_EM28XX_DVB
 	select DVB_LGDT330X if !DVB_FE_CUSTOMISE
 	select DVB_ZL10353 if !DVB_FE_CUSTOMISE
 	select VIDEOBUF_DVB
-	select FW_LOADER
 	---help---
 	  This adds support for DVB cards based on the
 	  Empiatech em28xx chips.