diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
index 5bea821adcaeaef29733b422c2506335701ccfc2..a338089f80772d277fa2fa7c592f23a75aa20900 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ config CM36651
 config GP2AP020A00F
 	tristate "Sharp GP2AP020A00F Proximity/ALS sensor"
 	depends on I2C
+	select REGMAP_I2C
 	select IIO_BUFFER
 	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
 	select IRQ_WORK