diff --git a/src/Kconfig b/src/Kconfig
index 915af2956a75..aaf506539493 100644
--- a/src/Kconfig
+++ b/src/Kconfig
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ config WANT_SENSORS
     bool
     depends on HAVE_GPIO_I2C || HAVE_GPIO_SPI
     default y
+config WANT_LIS2DW
+    bool
+    depends on HAVE_GPIO_SPI
+    default y
 config WANT_SOFTWARE_I2C
     bool
     depends on HAVE_GPIO && HAVE_GPIO_I2C
@@ -119,6 +123,9 @@ config WANT_DISPLAYS
 config WANT_SENSORS
     bool "Support external sensor devices"
     depends on HAVE_GPIO_I2C || HAVE_GPIO_SPI
+config WANT_LIS2DW
+    bool "Support lis2dw 3-axis accelerometer"
+    depends on HAVE_GPIO_SPI
 config WANT_SOFTWARE_I2C
     bool "Support software based I2C \"bit-banging\""
     depends on HAVE_GPIO && HAVE_GPIO_I2C
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 0fcfacecd583..8d771f9eb484 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ src-$(CONFIG_WANT_DISPLAYS) += lcd_st7920.c lcd_hd44780.c
 src-$(CONFIG_WANT_SOFTWARE_SPI) += spi_software.c
 src-$(CONFIG_WANT_SOFTWARE_I2C) += i2c_software.c
 sensors-src-$(CONFIG_HAVE_GPIO_SPI) := thermocouple.c sensor_adxl345.c \
-    sensor_angle.c sensor_lis2dw.c
+    sensor_angle.c
+src-$(CONFIG_WANT_LIS2DW) += sensor_lis2dw.c
 sensors-src-$(CONFIG_HAVE_GPIO_I2C) += sensor_mpu9250.c
 src-$(CONFIG_WANT_SENSORS) += $(sensors-src-y)
diff --git a/test/configs/ar100.config b/test/configs/ar100.config
index a717fe3d0a73..6c9174824b5e 100644
--- a/test/configs/ar100.config
+++ b/test/configs/ar100.config
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ CONFIG_MACH_AR100=y
 CONFIG_WANT_DISPLAYS=n
 CONFIG_WANT_SOFTWARE_I2C=n
 CONFIG_WANT_SOFTWARE_SPI=n
+CONFIG_WANT_LIS2DW=n
diff --git a/test/configs/stm32f042.config b/test/configs/stm32f042.config
index 85338f2e77f6..7f1e879fbb18 100644
--- a/test/configs/stm32f042.config
+++ b/test/configs/stm32f042.config
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 CONFIG_MACH_STM32=y
 CONFIG_MACH_STM32F042=y
 CONFIG_WANT_SOFTWARE_I2C=n
+CONFIG_WANT_LIS2DW=n