diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
index fd7fec1c4e..1cc75ce18a 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run findfdt; run envboot; run init_${boot}; run boot_rprocs; run get_kern_${boot}; run get_fdt_${boot}; run get_overlay_${boot}; run run_kern"
+CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS=y
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS=0x280000
 CONFIG_SPL_YMODEM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MTD=y
 CONFIG_CMD_REMOTEPROC=y
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ CONFIG_FASTBOOT_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_FASTBOOT_FLASH_MMC_DEV=0
 CONFIG_FASTBOOT_CMD_OEM_FORMAT=y
 CONFIG_TI_SCI_PROTOCOL=y
+CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
+CONFIG_SYS_I2C_OMAP24XX=y
 CONFIG_DM_MAILBOX=y
 CONFIG_K3_SEC_PROXY=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y