diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig
index 593fcb1..a2577ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig
@@ -1222,6 +1222,9 @@
 
 endif # COMEDI_USB_DRIVERS
 
+config COMEDI_8254
+	tristate
+
 config COMEDI_8255
 	tristate "Generic 8255 support"
 	---help---