diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
index 0eac596e33d1939f391d0d1985d2ca655765c4d8..bfdc5c0486aa427f29e287e8886b35f564227a16 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ config TCG_CRB
 config TCG_VTPM_PROXY
 	tristate "VTPM Proxy Interface"
 	depends on TCG_TPM
+	select ANON_INODES
 	---help---
 	  This driver proxies for an emulated TPM (vTPM) running in userspace.
 	  A device /dev/vtpmx is provided that creates a device pair