diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/Kconfig b/drivers/input/joystick/Kconfig
index 9dcf3f51f2dd9e4a327bb2d7aeb1431ee3acbd13..04ca3d1c28162f87288882d1ec0f4fdc7d7a2a15 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config JOYSTICK_A3D
 config JOYSTICK_ADC
 	tristate "Simple joystick connected over ADC"
 	depends on IIO
+	select IIO_BUFFER
 	select IIO_BUFFER_CB
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you have a simple joystick connected over ADC.