diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
index 4a83287..c1a1a33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 	select SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
 	select SYS_I2C_MVTWSI
 	select ATSHA204A
+	select I2C_EEPROM
 	select ARMADA_38X_SUPPORT_OLD_DDR3_TRAINING
 
 config TARGET_TURRIS_MOX
diff --git a/board/CZ.NIC/turris_omnia/turris_omnia.c b/board/CZ.NIC/turris_omnia/turris_omnia.c
index 392df53..46f20f0 100644
--- a/board/CZ.NIC/turris_omnia/turris_omnia.c
+++ b/board/CZ.NIC/turris_omnia/turris_omnia.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
 #include <fdt_support.h>
 #include <hexdump.h>
+#include <i2c_eeprom.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <turris-omnia-mcu-interface.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
@@ -473,9 +474,13 @@
 	if (!eeprom)
 		return false;
 
-	ret = dm_i2c_read(eeprom, 0, (void *)oep, sizeof(*oep));
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD))
+		ret = dm_i2c_read(eeprom, 0, (void *)oep, sizeof(*oep));
+	else
+		ret = i2c_eeprom_read(eeprom, 0, (void *)oep, sizeof(*oep));
+
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("dm_i2c_read failed: %i, cannot read EEPROM\n", ret);
+		printf("cannot read EEPROM: %d\n", ret);
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/configs/turris_omnia_defconfig b/configs/turris_omnia_defconfig
index c8756a3..93f0bc5 100644
--- a/configs/turris_omnia_defconfig
+++ b/configs/turris_omnia_defconfig
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 CONFIG_AHCI_PCI=y
 CONFIG_AHCI_MVEBU=y
 CONFIG_DM_PCA953X=y
-CONFIG_I2C_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_MV=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y