diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c b/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c
index 9447c93319..b7e9c21727 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/ls1043aqds.c
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_LPUART
 	u8 uart;
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT
+	i2c_early_init_f();
+#endif
 	fsl_lsch2_early_init_f();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAS_FSL_XHCI_USB
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1043aqds.h b/include/configs/ls1043aqds.h
index a19eaee5a9..520b28c5fb 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1043aqds.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1043aqds.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ unsigned long get_board_sys_clk(void);
 unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 #endif
 
-#define CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ		100000000
-#define CONFIG_DDR_CLK_FREQ		100000000
+#define CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ		get_board_sys_clk()
+#define CONFIG_DDR_CLK_FREQ		get_board_ddr_clk()
 
 #define CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT) || defined(CONFIG_SD_BOOT_QSPI)
 #define CONFIG_QIXIS_I2C_ACCESS
+#define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EARLY_INIT
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
 #endif