diff --git a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds_qixis.h b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds_qixis.h
index efb718d..485353d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds_qixis.h
+++ b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds_qixis.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define QIXIS_DDRCLK_125		0x2
 #define QIXIS_DDRCLK_133		0x3
 
-#define BRDCFG5_RESET			0x00
+#define BRDCFG5_IRE			0x20	/* i2c Remote i2c1 enable */
 
 #define BRDCFG12_SD3EN_MASK		0x20
 #define BRDCFG12_SD3MX_MASK		0x08
diff --git a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4qds.c b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4qds.c
index a84218c..be6d1c4 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4qds.c
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@
 	setup_portals();
 #endif
 
-	/* Disable remote I2C connectoin */
-	QIXIS_WRITE(brdcfg[5], BRDCFG5_RESET);
+	/* Disable remote I2C connection to qixis fpga */
+	QIXIS_WRITE(brdcfg[5], QIXIS_READ(brdcfg[5]) & ~BRDCFG5_IRE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Adjust core voltage according to voltage ID