diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index 2dd40ddf04de3117862491a8bb25edb8f64237e6..8ffb0d7015b0f4fe6658b633b69e273be2dbed0d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ config I2C_XLP9XX
 
 config I2C_RCAR
 	tristate "Renesas R-Car I2C Controller"
+	depends on HAS_DMA
 	depends on ARCH_RENESAS || COMPILE_TEST
 	select I2C_SLAVE
 	help