diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig
index 83c16c09803..be049bd3d03 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 source "soc/arm/nxp_lpc/*/Kconfig.defconfig.series"
 
+config I2C_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
+	default y if HAS_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
+	depends on I2C
+
 config SPI_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
 	default y if HAS_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
 	depends on SPI