diff --git a/drivers/sensors/Kconfig b/drivers/sensors/Kconfig
index f61fd54810..365f2a8a99 100644
--- a/drivers/sensors/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sensors/Kconfig
@@ -1659,6 +1659,13 @@ config SENSORS_LIS2MDL_THREAD_STACKSIZE
 	---help---
 		The stack size for the worker thread that performs measurements
 
+config SENSORS_LIS2MDL_ORB_BUFSIZE
+	int "LIS2MDL uORB buffer size"
+	default 10
+	range 0 100
+	---help---
+		The size of the uORB circular buffer for storing measurements.
+
 config SENSORS_LIS2MDL_FETCH
 	bool "Enable LIS2MDL fetch capability"
 	default n
diff --git a/drivers/sensors/lis2mdl_uorb.c b/drivers/sensors/lis2mdl_uorb.c
index 7d22719c71..98c9407f36 100644
--- a/drivers/sensors/lis2mdl_uorb.c
+++ b/drivers/sensors/lis2mdl_uorb.c
@@ -1307,6 +1307,7 @@ int lis2mdl_register(FAR struct i2c_master_s *i2c, int devno, uint8_t addr,
 
   priv->lower.ops = &g_sensor_ops;
   priv->lower.type = SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD;
+  priv->lower.nbuffer = CONFIG_SENSORS_LIS2MDL_ORB_BUFSIZE;
   priv->enabled = false;
   priv->lowpower = false;
   priv->offsets = false;