diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max96745.c b/drivers/mfd/max96745.c
index c56d462167ab..af7fac7d3f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max96745.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max96745.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static int max96745_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct device_node *child;
 	struct max96745 *max96745;
 	unsigned int nr = 0;
+	bool idle_disc;
 	int ret;
 
 	for_each_available_child_of_node(dev->of_node, child) {
@@ -215,9 +216,11 @@ static int max96745_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!max96745)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	idle_disc = device_property_read_bool(dev, "i2c-mux-idle-disconnect");
+
 	max96745->muxc = i2c_mux_alloc(client->adapter, dev, nr,
-				       0, I2C_MUX_LOCKED,
-				       max96745_select, max96745_deselect);
+				       0, I2C_MUX_LOCKED, max96745_select,
+				       idle_disc ? max96745_deselect : NULL);
 	if (!max96745->muxc)
 		return -ENOMEM;