diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
index dd0db67..975adce 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 config INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS
 	tristate "InfiniBand userspace access (verbs and CM)"
+	select ANON_INODES
 	---help---
 	  Userspace InfiniBand access support.  This enables the
 	  kernel side of userspace verbs and the userspace