diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index e3450d16d8a4f2309a71b9f778a69a18d879cbe0..d25a8cbbec0ac7ef552c15c2e5607f7dd96b02ff 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ config I2C_PCA_ISA
 	tristate "PCA9564 on an ISA bus"
 	depends on I2C
 	select I2C_ALGOPCA
+	default n
 	help
 	  This driver supports ISA boards using the Philips PCA 9564
 	  Parallel bus to I2C bus controller
@@ -510,6 +511,11 @@ config I2C_PCA_ISA
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called i2c-pca-isa.
 
+	  This device is almost undetectable and using this driver on a
+	  system which doesn't have this device will result in long
+	  delays when I2C/SMBus chip drivers are loaded (e.g. at boot
+	  time).  If unsure, say N.
+
 config I2C_MV64XXX
 	tristate "Marvell mv64xxx I2C Controller"
 	depends on I2C && MV64X60 && EXPERIMENTAL
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
index 7aa5c38f0855cb9a017687e05ac0bf5b3517f728..87ee3ce58618b7c3ed7a519859b042023be325fb 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ config SENSORS_EEPROM
 config SENSORS_PCF8574
 	tristate "Philips PCF8574 and PCF8574A"
 	depends on I2C && EXPERIMENTAL
+	default n
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for Philips PCF8574 and 
 	  PCF8574A chips.
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ config SENSORS_PCF8574
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called pcf8574.
 
+	  These devices are hard to detect and rarely found on mainstream
+	  hardware.  If unsure, say N.
+
 config SENSORS_PCA9539
 	tristate "Philips PCA9539 16-bit I/O port"
 	depends on I2C && EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -59,12 +63,16 @@ config SENSORS_PCA9539
 config SENSORS_PCF8591
 	tristate "Philips PCF8591"
 	depends on I2C && EXPERIMENTAL
+	default n
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for Philips PCF8591 chips.
 
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called pcf8591.
 
+	  These devices are hard to detect and rarely found on mainstream
+	  hardware.  If unsure, say N.
+
 config ISP1301_OMAP
 	tristate "Philips ISP1301 with OMAP OTG"
 	depends on I2C && ARCH_OMAP_OTG