diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
index d28690f6e262..9e226e143473 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ config ADB_PMU
 	  this device; you should do so if your machine is one of those
 	  mentioned above.
 
+config ADB_PMU_EVENT
+	def_bool y
+	depends on ADB_PMU && INPUT=y
+
 config ADB_PMU_LED
 	bool "Support for the Power/iBook front LED"
 	depends on ADB_PMU
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/Makefile b/drivers/macintosh/Makefile
index 383ba920085b..8513c8aa2faf 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN)	+= mac_hid.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID)	+= adbhid.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ANSLCD)		+= ans-lcd.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_ADB_PMU)		+= via-pmu.o via-pmu-event.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ADB_PMU)		+= via-pmu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ADB_PMU_EVENT)	+= via-pmu-event.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ADB_PMU_LED)	+= via-pmu-led.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT)	+= via-pmu-backlight.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ADB_CUDA)		+= via-cuda.o
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
index 32c696799300..9bdb7d2055b1 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ next:
 		pmu_pass_intr(data, len);
 		/* len == 6 is probably a bad check. But how do I
 		 * know what PMU versions send what events here? */
-		if (len == 6) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ADB_PMU_EVENT) && len == 6) {
 			via_pmu_event(PMU_EVT_POWER, !!(data[1]&8));
 			via_pmu_event(PMU_EVT_LID, data[1]&1);
 		}