diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/kahlee/variants/grunt/devicetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/kahlee/variants/grunt/devicetree.cb
index d2453a1e67..91aa1f9182 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/kahlee/variants/grunt/devicetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/kahlee/variants/grunt/devicetree.cb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ chip soc/amd/stoneyridge
 
 	# Enable I2C1 for H1 at 400kHz
 	register "i2c[1]" = "{
+		.early_init = 1,
 		.speed = I2C_SPEED_FAST,
 		.rise_time_ns = 84,
 		.fall_time_ns = 4,