diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/Kconfig
index 7ce896434b8f8330793b9c8af80a518acb70376a..c341a27cc1a39b2f2d9b2722c5f891e66e3e404c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 config INTEL_IFS
 	tristate "Intel In Field Scan"
 	depends on X86 && CPU_SUP_INTEL && 64BIT && SMP
+	# Discussion on the list has shown that the sysfs API needs a bit
+	# more work, mark this as broken for now
+	depends on BROKEN
 	select INTEL_IFS_DEVICE
 	help
 	  Enable support for the In Field Scan capability in select