diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index b4ab39b741eb..5f1b92c74bd9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ static int tegra_i2c_init(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 	i2c_writel(i2c_dev, 0, I2C_INT_MASK);
 	clk_set_rate(i2c_dev->clk, i2c_dev->bus_clk_rate * 8);
 
+	if (!i2c_dev->is_dvc) {
+		u32 sl_cfg = i2c_readl(i2c_dev, I2C_SL_CNFG);
+		i2c_writel(i2c_dev, sl_cfg | I2C_SL_CNFG_NEWSL, I2C_SL_CNFG);
+	}
+
 	val = 7 << I2C_FIFO_CONTROL_TX_TRIG_SHIFT |
 		0 << I2C_FIFO_CONTROL_RX_TRIG_SHIFT;
 	i2c_writel(i2c_dev, val, I2C_FIFO_CONTROL);