diff --git a/drivers/sensor/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/sensor/CMakeLists.txt
index cdd618d342..39ec7342b9 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/sensor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_ENS210		ens210)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_FDC2X1X		fdc2x1x)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_FXAS21002		fxas21002)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_FXOS8700		fxos8700)
-add_subdirectory(grove)
+add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_GROVE_SENSORS	grove)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_TI_HDC		ti_hdc)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_TI_HDC20XX	ti_hdc20xx)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_HMC5883L		hmc5883l)
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/grove/Kconfig b/drivers/sensor/grove/Kconfig
index 032c3dd69b..f9b9d7b149 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/grove/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sensor/grove/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+config GROVE_SENSORS
+	bool "Seeed Grove sensors support"
+	help
+	  Enable Seeed Grove sensors support.
+
+if GROVE_SENSORS
+
 config GROVE_LIGHT_SENSOR
 	bool "Enable the Seeed Grove Light Sensor"
 	depends on ADC && !MINIMAL_LIBC
@@ -16,3 +23,5 @@ config GROVE_TEMPERATURE_SENSOR
 	help
 	  Setting this value will enable driver support for the Grove
 	  Temperature Sensor.
+
+endif # GROVE_SENSORS
diff --git a/samples/sensor/grove_light/prj.conf b/samples/sensor/grove_light/prj.conf
index 2e852c494a..4b88acfa38 100644
--- a/samples/sensor/grove_light/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/sensor/grove_light/prj.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ADC=y
 CONFIG_SENSOR=y
+CONFIG_GROVE_SENSORS=y
 CONFIG_GROVE_LIGHT_SENSOR=y
 CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC=y
 CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC_FLOAT_PRINTF=y
diff --git a/samples/sensor/grove_temperature/prj.conf b/samples/sensor/grove_temperature/prj.conf
index 0ba9cf35c0..7e7e509d0c 100644
--- a/samples/sensor/grove_temperature/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/sensor/grove_temperature/prj.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ADC=y
 CONFIG_SENSOR=y
+CONFIG_GROVE_SENSORS=y
 CONFIG_GROVE_TEMPERATURE_SENSOR=y
 CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC=y
 CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC_FLOAT_PRINTF=y