diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts
index 20f6893..8b50a40 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 		clock-frequency = <400000>;
 		pinctrl-names = "default";
 		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c0>;
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 	};
 
 	pcic: pci@0 {
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi
index 6a0338b..81cdc55 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 			reg = <0x43>;
 			compatible = "sandbox-rtc";
 			sandbox,emul = <&emul0>;
+			u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 		};
 		sandbox_pmic: sandbox_pmic {
 			reg = <0x40>;