diff --git a/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
index 4dcf4f7bf9..cbdb897f19 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ CONFIG_DFU_SF=y
 CONFIG_SYS_DFU_DATA_BUF_SIZE=0x1000000
 CONFIG_DWAPB_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
+CONFIG_SYS_I2C_DW=y
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS=y
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS0=y