diff --git a/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/Kconfig.board b/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/Kconfig.board
index 954cf64c7e4..ebf80440e42 100644
--- a/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/Kconfig.board
+++ b/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/Kconfig.board
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ config BOARD_FRDM_KL25Z
 	bool "NXP FRDM-KL25Z"
 	depends on SOC_SERIES_KINETIS_KL2X
 	select SOC_PART_NUMBER_MKL25Z128VLK4
+	select HAS_DTS_I2C_DEVICE
diff --git a/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/dts.fixup b/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/dts.fixup
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56f2b507d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/dts.fixup
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Lars Knudsen
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#define CONFIG_MMA8451Q_NAME			NXP_KINETIS_I2C_40066000_NXP_MMA8451Q_1D_LABEL
+#define CONFIG_MMA8451Q_I2C_NAME		NXP_KINETIS_I2C_40066000_NXP_MMA8451Q_1D_BUS_NAME
+#define CONFIG_MMA8451Q_I2C_ADDRESS		NXP_KINETIS_I2C_40066000_NXP_MMA8451Q_1D_BASE_ADDRESS
diff --git a/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/frdm_kl25z.dts b/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/frdm_kl25z.dts
index 110caf8c348..4c391f3519d 100644
--- a/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/frdm_kl25z.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/frdm_kl25z/frdm_kl25z.dts
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
 
 &i2c0 {
 	status = "ok";
+	mma8451q@1d {
+		compatible = "nxp,mma8451q";
+		reg = <0x1d>;
+		label = "MMA8451Q";
+	};
 };
 
 &uart0 {