diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_evm.h b/include/configs/omap3_evm.h
index 9f0f34b..72e9626 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_evm.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_IMLS		/* List all found images	*/
 
 #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