diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/accel/Kconfig
index 89d78208de3f30d6396162a208eb0f29460087b7..78f148ea9d9f92e42164c26fe980e53871ed1815 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ config BMA180
 config BMA220
     tristate "Bosch BMA220 3-Axis Accelerometer Driver"
 	depends on SPI
+	select IIO_BUFFER
+	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
     help
       Say yes here to add support for the Bosch BMA220 triaxial
       acceleration sensor.
@@ -234,7 +236,8 @@ config STK8312
 config STK8BA50
 	tristate "Sensortek STK8BA50 3-Axis Accelerometer Driver"
 	depends on I2C
-	depends on IIO_TRIGGER
+	select IIO_BUFFER
+	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
 	help
 	  Say yes here to get support for the Sensortek STK8BA50 3-axis
 	  accelerometer.
diff --git a/drivers/iio/humidity/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/humidity/Kconfig
index 738a86d9e4a9f8b17efc91a987a840169fe47f99..d04124345992c9bfcf857a17cdac19894df21a70 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/humidity/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/humidity/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ menu "Humidity sensors"
 config AM2315
     tristate "Aosong AM2315 relative humidity and temperature sensor"
     depends on I2C
+    select IIO_BUFFER
+    select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
     help
       If you say yes here you get support for the Aosong AM2315
       relative humidity and ambient temperature sensor.
diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
index 7c566f516572957e7a6ab36764bc5ad79c16f058..12ceb11bc7c5a6d3a1182b1e8f9cf8052346e861 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ config MAX44000
 	tristate "MAX44000 Ambient and Infrared Proximity Sensor"
 	depends on I2C
 	select REGMAP_I2C
+	select IIO_BUFFER
+	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
 	help
 	 Say Y here if you want to build support for Maxim Integrated's
 	 MAX44000 ambient and infrared proximity sensor device.