diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/mod.rs
index c35f5997..d5bb2ed2 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 use crate::interrupt;
 
+// I2C V2 is gated on the `time` feature because timing facilities are necessary
+// to provide timeout functionality in order to prevent some APIs from stalling indefinitely
 #[cfg_attr(i2c_v1, path = "v1.rs")]
 #[cfg_attr(all(i2c_v2, feature = "time"), path = "v2.rs")]
 mod _version;