diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/Kconfig b/drivers/input/touchscreen/Kconfig
index f012fe746df01ebd3cdb430437638c882b64c5c0..cc18f54ea887f74ccd00953be9259458946b995c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/Kconfig
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ config TOUCHSCREEN_AD7879_SPI
 config TOUCHSCREEN_ADC
 	tristate "Generic ADC based resistive touchscreen"
 	depends on IIO
+	select IIO_BUFFER
 	select IIO_BUFFER_CB
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to use the generic ADC