diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig
index a990b39b4dfb8716da5bb121f03ae241071ad33e..b6db9ebd52c298244fb10178a15c01f3523e3f74 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ config CXL_BASE
 	default n
 	select PPC_COPRO_BASE
 
+config CXL_KERNEL_API
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config CXL
 	tristate "Support for IBM Coherent Accelerators (CXL)"
 	depends on PPC_POWERNV && PCI_MSI
 	select CXL_BASE
+	select CXL_KERNEL_API
 	default m
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable driver support for IBM Coherent