diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index c98c8e51c4482aa71009f230411e8c381d889411..1006b230b236f1c977d1c1a7d9bf32a268b7e263 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ config I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE
 config I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM
 	tristate "Synopsys DesignWare Platform"
 	select I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE
-	select I2C_DESIGNWARE_SLAVE
 	depends on (ACPI && COMMON_CLK) || !ACPI
 	help
 	  If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index a403dcdfca4bcb56b6e366b132b26d46ec92289a..9fee4c054d3df392638cb95ca64bc187e0daf99d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -309,7 +309,11 @@ void i2c_dw_disable_int(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 
 extern u32 i2c_dw_read_comp_param(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 extern int i2c_dw_probe(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_SLAVE)
 extern int i2c_dw_probe_slave(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
+#else
+static inline int i2c_dw_probe_slave(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev) { return -EINVAL; }
+#endif
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_BAYTRAIL)
 extern int i2c_dw_probe_lock_support(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);