diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index 0d678325444f..a644a798f602 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_VIRTIO=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_JH7110=m
 CONFIG_I2C=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=m
+CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_I2C_MV64XXX=m
 CONFIG_I2C_RIIC=y
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_defconfig
index af9601da4643..87ff5a1233af 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_defconfig
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C=y
 # CONFIG_I2C_COMPAT is not set
 CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 # CONFIG_I2C_HELPER_AUTO is not set
+CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_MEM is not set
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig
index dd460c649152..95cbd574f291 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 # CONFIG_I2C_HELPER_AUTO is not set
+CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_MEM is not set