diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index 017aec34a238..3a2f85d811f7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ config I2C_BRCMSTB
 
 config I2C_CADENCE
 	tristate "Cadence I2C Controller"
-	depends on ARCH_ZYNQ || ARM64 || XTENSA
+	depends on ARCH_ZYNQ || ARM64 || XTENSA || COMPILE_TEST
 	help
 	  Say yes here to select Cadence I2C Host Controller. This controller is
 	  e.g. used by Xilinx Zynq.