diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/bno055/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/imu/bno055/Kconfig
index fa79b1ac4f85..83e53acfbe88 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/bno055/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/bno055/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 config BOSCH_BNO055
 	tristate
+	select IIO_BUFFER
+	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
 
 config BOSCH_BNO055_SERIAL
 	tristate "Bosch BNO055 attached via UART"