diff --git a/configs/ls1043aqds_qspi_defconfig b/configs/ls1043aqds_qspi_defconfig
index 4825ff2..dabaadf 100644
--- a/configs/ls1043aqds_qspi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1043aqds_qspi_defconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 CONFIG_FSL_CAAM=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
+CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR=0x57
 CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR is not set