diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
index 154851b1a0e333e3eaf4ffe315467983fa883634..02d3d85829f3527cd80a9e3a763d4e3bd97c35ac 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ config SENSORS_DME1737
 config SENSORS_EMC1403
 	tristate "SMSC EMC1403/23 thermal sensor"
 	depends on I2C
+	select REGMAP_I2C
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the SMSC EMC1403/23
 	  temperature monitoring chip.