diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
index 649e92a252aec7699351d02d87f96f6965c4190a..7ef3a0c16478d707b1ef843aecf0631a51813fb1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ config SND_SOC_RT5514
 
 config SND_SOC_RT5616
 	tristate "Realtek RT5616 CODEC"
+	depends on I2C
 
 config SND_SOC_RT5631
 	tristate "Realtek ALC5631/RT5631 CODEC"