diff --git a/configs/ls1088aqds_defconfig b/configs/ls1088aqds_defconfig
index db23c44..dd9c18b 100644
--- a/configs/ls1088aqds_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1088aqds_defconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_SATA_CEVA=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
+CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR=0x57
 CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y