diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig
index 913093d..f959d9d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 	  bus select is handled automatically when that bus is accessed,
 	  using a suitable I2C MUX driver.
 
+config SPL_I2C_MUX
+	bool "Support I2C multiplexers on SPL"
+	depends on I2C_MUX
+	help
+	  This enables I2C buses to be multiplexed, so that you can select
+	  one of several buses using some sort of control mechanism. The
+	  bus select is handled automatically when that bus is accessed,
+	  using a suitable I2C MUX driver.
+
 config I2C_ARB_GPIO_CHALLENGE
 	bool "GPIO-based I2C arbitration"
 	depends on I2C_MUX
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile
index 612cc27..47c1240 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_ARB_GPIO_CHALLENGE) += i2c-arb-gpio-challenge.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_MUX) += i2c-mux-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)I2C_MUX) += i2c-mux-uclass.o