diff --git a/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c b/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c
index da8be22..6f72839 100644
--- a/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c
+++ b/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 	volatile unsigned int ctr;
 	u32 reset;
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_DM_I2C)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_OMAP24XX
 	i2c_init(CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SPEED, CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SLAVE);
 #endif
-
+#endif
 	omap_die_id_display();
 
 	am3517_evm_musb_init();
diff --git a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
index 1fe81d8..a3d261b 100644
--- a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE	0x100000
 
 #include <configs/ti_omap3_common.h>
-#undef CONFIG_SDRC	/* Disable SDRC since we have EMIF4 */
 
+#undef CONFIG_DM_I2C_COMPAT
+#define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 #define CONFIG_REVISION_TAG
 
 /* Hardware drivers */