diff --git a/drivers/i2c/mxc_i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/mxc_i2c.c
index 786b5a2..6b7ce98 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/mxc_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/mxc_i2c.c
@@ -1049,5 +1049,6 @@
 	.probe = mxc_i2c_probe,
 	.priv_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct mxc_i2c_bus),
 	.ops = &mxc_i2c_ops,
+	.flags = DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
 };
 #endif