diff --git a/drivers/espi/Kconfig.espi_emul b/drivers/espi/Kconfig.espi_emul
index beabb4e6a9c..0d93098799c 100644
--- a/drivers/espi/Kconfig.espi_emul
+++ b/drivers/espi/Kconfig.espi_emul
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ESPI_EMUL
 	bool "eSPI emulator"
 	default y
 	depends on DT_HAS_ZEPHYR_ESPI_EMUL_CONTROLLER_ENABLED
+	depends on EMUL
 	help
 	  Enable the eSPI emulator driver. This is a fake driver,
 	  it does not talk to real hardware. Instead it talks to emulation
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.i2c_emul b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.i2c_emul
index 581d7df2cd0..2fea9696927 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.i2c_emul
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig.i2c_emul
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config I2C_EMUL
 	bool "I2C emulator"
 	default y
 	depends on DT_HAS_ZEPHYR_I2C_EMUL_CONTROLLER_ENABLED
+	depends on EMUL
 	help
 	  Enable the I2C emulator driver. This is a fake driver in that it
 	  does not talk to real hardware. Instead it talks to emulation