diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
index 6466d7389c31a65782f409119267a0fb12d39da9..f065a0d8d93401d4489ee4db7d3b1e5993b9975c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ config MACH_MX53_LOCO
 	bool "Support MX53 LOCO platforms"
 	select SOC_IMX53
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX2_WDT
+	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_I2C
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_UART
 	help
 	  Include support for MX53 LOCO platform. This includes specific
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
index 3d749ada4eb6f0ecfa698144a4c27bb0d167d91e..160899e6d6ca80a5a3e1df08a56d58365f50b4f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ static struct fec_platform_data mx53_loco_fec_data = {
 	.phy = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII,
 };
 
+static const struct imxi2c_platform_data mx53_loco_i2c_data __initconst = {
+	.bitrate = 100000,
+};
+
 static void __init mx53_loco_board_init(void)
 {
 	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_loco_pads,
@@ -207,6 +211,8 @@ static void __init mx53_loco_board_init(void)
 	mx53_loco_fec_reset();
 	imx53_add_fec(&mx53_loco_fec_data);
 	imx53_add_imx2_wdt(0, NULL);
+	imx53_add_imx_i2c(0, &mx53_loco_i2c_data);
+	imx53_add_imx_i2c(1, &mx53_loco_i2c_data);
 }
 
 static void __init mx53_loco_timer_init(void)