diff --git a/drivers/vfio/Kconfig b/drivers/vfio/Kconfig
index 26b3d9d1409f..af7b204b9215 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/vfio/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ menuconfig VFIO
 	depends on IOMMU_API
 	select VFIO_IOMMU_TYPE1 if X86
 	select VFIO_IOMMU_SPAPR_TCE if (PPC_POWERNV || PPC_PSERIES)
+	select ANON_INODES
 	help
 	  VFIO provides a framework for secure userspace device drivers.
 	  See Documentation/vfio.txt for more details.