diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/proximity/Kconfig
index 12672a0e89ed..e6857223d5a7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ config LIDAR_LITE_V2
 config MB1232
 	tristate "MaxSonar I2CXL family ultrasonic sensors"
 	depends on I2C
+	select IIO_BUFFER
+	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
 	help
 	  Say Y to build a driver for the ultrasonic sensors I2CXL of
 	  MaxBotix which have an i2c interface. It can be used to measure