diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
index 205ed35c1a313..94c0c74434eac 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ config TCG_ST33_I2C
 config TCG_XEN
 	tristate "XEN TPM Interface"
 	depends on TCG_TPM && XEN
+	select XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND
 	---help---
 	  If you want to make TPM support available to a Xen user domain,
 	  say Yes and it will be accessible from within Linux. See