diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk
index ce6bcfffc6272d..3df360309cb094 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ HWMON_MENU:=Hardware Monitoring Support
 
 define KernelPackage/hwmon-core
   SUBMENU:=$(HWMON_MENU)
+  DEPENDS:=+LINUX_6_12:kmod-i2c-core
   TITLE:=Hardware monitoring support
   KCONFIG:= \
 	CONFIG_HWMON \