diff --git a/drivers/power/Kconfig b/drivers/power/Kconfig
index 237d7aa73e8c..9f53fb74ae6f 100644
--- a/drivers/power/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/power/Kconfig
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ config BATTERY_SBS
 
 config BATTERY_BQ27XXX
 	tristate "BQ27xxx battery driver"
+	depends on I2C || I2C=n
 	help
 	  Say Y here to enable support for batteries with BQ27xxx (I2C/HDQ) chips.