diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/Kconfig b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/Kconfig
index a1e1a26..3344730 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/Kconfig
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 	imply ID_EEPROM
 	imply SCSI
 	imply SCSI_AHCI
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config ARCH_LS1088A
 	bool
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
 	select RESV_RAM if GIC_V3_ITS
 	imply ID_EEPROM
 	imply SCSI
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 	imply PANIC_HANG
 
 config ARCH_LS2080A
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@
 	imply DISTRO_DEFAULTS
 	imply ID_EEPROM
 	imply PANIC_HANG
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config ARCH_LX2162A
 	bool
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@
 	imply PANIC_HANG
 	imply SCSI
 	imply SCSI_AHCI
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config ARCH_LX2160A
 	bool
@@ -280,6 +284,7 @@
 	imply PANIC_HANG
 	imply SCSI
 	imply SCSI_AHCI
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config FSL_LSCH2
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
index 42a0968..41f3e95 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A009203
 static void erratum_a009203(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SYS_I2C_LEGACY)
 	u8 __iomem *ptr;
 #ifdef I2C1_BASE_ADDR
 	ptr = (u8 __iomem *)(I2C1_BASE_ADDR + I2C_DEBUG_REG);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
index 1d5e344..aa0bae4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	preloader_console_init();
 	spl_set_bd();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SYS_I2C_LEGACY)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_I2C
 	i2c_init_all();
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-fsl-layerscape/config.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-fsl-layerscape/config.h
index 3675ce7..f8d0656 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-fsl-layerscape/config.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-fsl-layerscape/config.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
 #define TZPC_BASE				0x02200000
 #define TZPCDECPROT_0_SET_BASE			(TZPC_BASE + 0x804)
 #if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_I2C)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT
 #endif
 #define SRDS_MAX_LANES  8
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/include/mach/config.h b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/include/mach/config.h
index 74b0078..f7522d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/include/mach/config.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/include/mach/config.h
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@
  * I2C related stuff
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_I2C) && !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_I2C)
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT
-#define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
-#endif
 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SLAVE		0x0
 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SPEED		100000
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
index 49f94f0..79c669a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@
 	select DRAM_SUN4I
 	select SUNXI_GEN_SUN4I
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
+	imply SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config MACH_SUN5I
 	bool "sun5i (Allwinner A13)"
@@ -219,6 +221,8 @@
 	select SUNXI_GEN_SUN4I
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	imply CONS_INDEX_2 if !DM_SERIAL
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
+	imply SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config MACH_SUN6I
 	bool "sun6i (Allwinner A31)"
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@
 	select SUNXI_GEN_SUN4I
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select ARMV7_BOOT_SEC_DEFAULT if OLD_SUNXI_KERNEL_COMPAT
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
+	imply SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config MACH_SUN8I_A23
 	bool "sun8i (Allwinner A23)"
@@ -303,6 +309,7 @@
 	select SUNXI_DRAM_DW
 	select SUNXI_DRAM_DW_32BIT
 	select PHY_SUN4I_USB
+	imply SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY
 
 config MACH_SUN8I_V3S
 	bool "sun8i (Allwinner V3/V3s/S3/S3L)"