diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
index edae1c293354..66a10b50d938 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
@@ -590,7 +590,46 @@ CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
 # CONFIG_R3964 is not set
 # CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER is not set
 # CONFIG_TCG_TPM is not set
-# CONFIG_I2C is not set
+CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_BOARDINFO=y
+CONFIG_I2C_COMPAT=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
+CONFIG_I2C_HELPER_AUTO=y
+
+#
+# I2C Hardware Bus support
+#
+
+#
+# I2C system bus drivers (mostly embedded / system-on-chip)
+#
+# CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_GPIO is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_OCORES is not set
+CONFIG_I2C_OMAP=y
+# CONFIG_I2C_SIMTEC is not set
+
+#
+# External I2C/SMBus adapter drivers
+#
+# CONFIG_I2C_PARPORT_LIGHT is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_TAOS_EVM is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_TINY_USB is not set
+
+#
+# Other I2C/SMBus bus drivers
+#
+# CONFIG_I2C_PCA_PLATFORM is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_STUB is not set
+
+#
+# Miscellaneous I2C Chip support
+#
+# CONFIG_SENSORS_TSL2550 is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_CORE is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_ALGO is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_BUS is not set
+# CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_CHIP is not set
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
 
 #