CVS build error

CE <[email protected]> Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:31:20 -0600

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.drivers.at76c503a.user
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

  CC      drivers/base/firmware_class.mod.o
Assembler messages:
FATAL: can't create drivers/base/firmware_class.mod.o: Permission denied
make[2]: *** [drivers/base/firmware_class.mod.o] Error 2
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

	Would this have anything to do with a kernel option about not building firmware?  Was poking around with 2.6.9 and the latest CVS.