diff --git a/drivers/iio/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/Kconfig
index 9509b8a..ac8715e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@
 	This value controls the maximum number of consumers that a
 	given trigger may handle. Default is 2.
 
+config IIO_SW_TRIGGER
+	tristate "Enable software triggers support"
+	select IIO_CONFIGFS
+	help
+	 Provides IIO core support for software triggers. A software
+	 trigger can be created via configfs or directly by a driver
+	 using the API provided.
+
 config IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT
 	tristate
 	select IIO_TRIGGER