diff --git a/arch/xtensa/soc/intel_s1000/dts.fixup b/arch/xtensa/soc/intel_s1000/dts.fixup
index c1a0a196caf..eb49bb1afa2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/soc/intel_s1000/dts.fixup
+++ b/arch/xtensa/soc/intel_s1000/dts.fixup
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@
 						(INTEL_CAVS_INTC_78800_IRQ_0 << 0)
 
 #define CONFIG_I2C_0_IRQ_FLAGS			SNPS_DESIGNWARE_I2C_80400_IRQ_0_SENSE
+
+#define CONFIG_I2C_0_IRQ_PRI			SNPS_DESIGNWARE_I2C_80400_IRQ_0_PRIORITY
 /* End of SoC Level DTS fixup file */
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/intel_s1000_crb/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/xtensa/intel_s1000_crb/Kconfig.defconfig
index 7ad0763fc1d..81bb03267c8 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/intel_s1000_crb/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/intel_s1000_crb/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ config GPIO_DW_0_IRQ_PRI
 
 config I2C_0_DEFAULT_CFG
 	default 0x12
-config I2C_0_IRQ_PRI
-	default 0
-
 if DMA_CAVS
 
 config HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE