diff --git a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/i2c6.c b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/i2c6.c
index 915a5386e9..92130577c3 100644
--- a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/i2c6.c
+++ b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/i2c6.c
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ void soc_configure_i2c6pad(void)
 	 */
 	soc_configure_host1x();
 
+	/* enable SOR_SAFE and DPAUX_1 clocks */
+	clock_enable_y(CLK_Y_DPAUX1 | CLK_Y_SOR_SAFE);
+
 	/* Now we can write the I2C6 mux in DPAUX */
 	write32((void *)DPAUX_HYBRID_PADCTL, I2C6_PADCTL);
 	/* Finally, power up the pads */
diff --git a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/include/soc/clock.h b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/include/soc/clock.h
index ff9b282eaa..8564c83df3 100644
--- a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/include/soc/clock.h
+++ b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/include/soc/clock.h
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ enum {
 	CLK_X_SPARE = 0x1 << 0,
 
 	CLK_Y_APE = 0x1 << 6,
+	CLK_Y_DPAUX1 = 0x1 << 15,
 	CLK_Y_QSPI = 0x1 << 19,
+	CLK_Y_SOR_SAFE = 0x1 << 30,
 };
 
 enum {