diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 362df9390263..3453b6766ad4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_MUX=y
 CONFIG_I2C_MUX_PCA954x=y
 CONFIG_I2C_BCM2835=m
 CONFIG_I2C_CADENCE=m
+CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_I2C_GPIO=m
 CONFIG_I2C_IMX=y