diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 261d3b17edc9..fc377e585170 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
 	[IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE]  = "positionrelative",
 	[IIO_PHASE] = "phase",
 	[IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION] = "massconcentration",
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_GKI
+	[IIO_SIGN_MOTION] = "signmotion",
+	[IIO_STEP_DETECTOR] = "stepdetector",
+	[IIO_STEP_COUNTER] = "stepcounter",
+	[IIO_TILT] = "tilt",
+	[IIO_TAP] = "tap",
+	[IIO_TAP_TAP] = "taptap",
+	[IIO_WRIST_TILT_GESTURE] = "wristtiltgesture",
+	[IIO_GESTURE] = "gesture",
+#endif
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
index 21be68dace1d..860ffcd73e4e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ enum iio_chan_type {
 	IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE,
 	IIO_PHASE,
 	IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_GKI
+	IIO_SIGN_MOTION,
+	IIO_STEP_DETECTOR,
+	IIO_STEP_COUNTER,
+	IIO_TILT,
+	IIO_TAP,
+	IIO_TAP_TAP,
+	IIO_WRIST_TILT_GESTURE,
+	IIO_GESTURE,
+#endif
 };
 
 enum iio_modifier {
diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
index 5504e5661130..d491b02bb78e 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
 	[IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE] = "positionrelative",
 	[IIO_PHASE] = "phase",
 	[IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION] = "massconcentration",
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_GKI
+	[IIO_SIGN_MOTION] = "signmotion",
+	[IIO_STEP_DETECTOR] = "stepdetector",
+	[IIO_STEP_COUNTER] = "stepcounter",
+	[IIO_TILT] = "tilt",
+	[IIO_TAP] = "tap",
+	[IIO_TAP_TAP] = "taptap",
+	[IIO_WRIST_TILT_GESTURE] = "wristtiltgesture",
+	[IIO_GESTURE] = "gesture",
+#endif
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_ev_type_text[] = {