diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c b/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c
index 8c0d0dbafa..ef0f2e6122 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ enum {
 #define CFG_UART_MUX_SHIFT	1
 #define CFG_LPUART_EN		0x1
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT
+void i2c_early_init_f(void);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TFABOOT
 struct ifc_regs ifc_cfg_nor_boot[CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_BANK_COUNT] = {
 	{
@@ -467,10 +471,8 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 	 */
 	out_le32(cntcr, 0x1);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT
 	i2c_early_init_f();
-#endif
 #endif
 	fsl_lsch2_early_init_f();