diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h b/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
index 61629f8..55eeb94 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_NFS		/* NFS support			*/
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
+#define CONFIG_HARD_I2C			1
 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SPEED		100000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SLAVE		1
 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_BUS		0