diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
index ad323b46477df3b2de872d0b7e27999dc7f8dcf6..af99faf2cced4743a31dcef30cdf37c01dc6834c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@
 #define LCD_PANEL_BKLIGHT_PWR	182
 #define LCD_PANEL_PWM		181
 
+static int __init am3517_evm_i2c_init(void)
+{
+	omap_register_i2c_bus(1, 400, NULL, 0);
+	omap_register_i2c_bus(2, 400, NULL, 0);
+	omap_register_i2c_bus(3, 400, NULL, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int lcd_enabled;
 static int dvi_enabled;
 
@@ -216,6 +225,8 @@ static struct omap_board_mux board_mux[] __initdata = {
 
 static void __init am3517_evm_init(void)
 {
+	am3517_evm_i2c_init();
+
 	omap3_mux_init(board_mux, OMAP_PACKAGE_CBB);
 	platform_add_devices(am3517_evm_devices,
 				ARRAY_SIZE(am3517_evm_devices));