diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
index 24183028bd712b11af46cd4531f60b33b4e57338..6d5b38d6957852ee81caa09cb6e3c047c55d26b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ config IIO_SIMPLE_DUMMY_EVENTS
 config IIO_SIMPLE_DUMMY_BUFFER
 	bool "Buffered capture support"
 	select IIO_BUFFER
+	select IIO_TRIGGER
 	select IIO_KFIFO_BUF
 	help
 	  Add buffered data capture to the simple dummy driver.