diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 171f33d2a..e7daa1772 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.28-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * topconfig: Enable MACVLAN. (closes: #504611)
   * [ppc] BAYCOM_PAR, BAYCOM_EPP.
   * [x86_64] set NR_CPUS to 512. (closes: #491309)
+  * [686-bigmem] set modular XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND.
 
   [ Martin Michlmayr ]
   * [mips/r4k-ip22, mips/sb1-bcm91250a] Don't build in ISO9660.
diff --git a/debian/config/i386/config.686-bigmem b/debian/config/i386/config.686-bigmem
index fd36d732d..ade29a2aa 100644
--- a/debian/config/i386/config.686-bigmem
+++ b/debian/config/i386/config.686-bigmem
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ CONFIG_I2C_STUB=m
 ##
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_COMPAQ_NVRAM is not set
 
+##
+## file: drivers/video/Kconfig
+##
+CONFIG_XEN_FBDEV_FRONTEND=m
+
 ##
 ## file: lib/Kconfig.debug
 ##