diff --git a/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig b/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig
index 3a1b60b..39306d1 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=1
 CONFIG_SAVED_DRAM_TIMING_BASE=0x40000000
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC=y
 CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_FSL_USDHC=y