diff --git a/board/keymile/common/common.c b/board/keymile/common/common.c
index 259462360ce6ba4d41970c8ca5fecc792888fc95..ec27bdae2239c1a92409e03e4df5b753ecad1826 100644
--- a/board/keymile/common/common.c
+++ b/board/keymile/common/common.c
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ static int get_scl (void)
 
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_KMETER1)
 static void writeStartSeq (void)
 {
 	set_sda (1);
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ static int i2c_make_abort (void)
 	get_sda ();
 	return ret;
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * i2c_init_board - reset i2c bus. When the board is powercycled during a
@@ -481,6 +483,23 @@ static int i2c_make_abort (void)
  */
 void i2c_init_board(void)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_KMETER1)
+	struct fsl_i2c *dev;
+	dev = (struct fsl_i2c *) (CONFIG_SYS_IMMR + CONFIG_SYS_I2C_OFFSET);
+	uchar	dummy;
+
+	out_8 (&dev->cr, (I2C_CR_MSTA));
+	out_8 (&dev->cr, (I2C_CR_MEN | I2C_CR_MSTA));
+	dummy = in_8(&dev->dr);
+	dummy = in_8(&dev->dr);
+	if (dummy != 0xff) {
+		dummy = in_8(&dev->dr);
+	}
+	out_8 (&dev->cr, (I2C_CR_MEN));
+	out_8 (&dev->cr, 0x00);
+	out_8 (&dev->cr, (I2C_CR_MEN));
+
+#else
 #if defined(CONFIG_HARD_I2C)
 	volatile immap_t *immap = (immap_t *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR ;
 	volatile i2c8260_t *i2c	= (i2c8260_t *)&immap->im_i2c;
@@ -500,6 +519,7 @@ void i2c_init_board(void)
 	/* Set the PortPins back to use for I2C */
 	setports (0);
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/fsl_i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/fsl_i2c.c
index 6ab7d3d9fcf6d9726987f0c61ed92e50e083106e..ce0f301e131077f9b8450711fc4dfdf7f944896c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/fsl_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/fsl_i2c.c
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ i2c_init(int speed, int slaveadd)
 	struct fsl_i2c *dev;
 	unsigned int temp;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_INIT_BOARD
+	/* call board specific i2c bus reset routine before accessing the   */
+	/* environment, which might be in a chip on that bus. For details   */
+	/* about this problem see doc/I2C_Edge_Conditions.                  */
+	i2c_init_board();
+#endif
 	dev = (struct fsl_i2c *) (CONFIG_SYS_IMMR + CONFIG_SYS_I2C_OFFSET);
 
 	writeb(0, &dev->cr);			/* stop I2C controller */
diff --git a/include/configs/kmeter1.h b/include/configs/kmeter1.h
index 7e16c56f2bcb2edc6f8edfb5a169d834aa0a9dbe..869fd4ca1a734b6fc6eab44048884f4ea3cc27c4 100644
--- a/include/configs/kmeter1.h
+++ b/include/configs/kmeter1.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 /* include common defines/options for all Keymile boards */
 #include "keymile-common.h"
 
-#undef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_INIT_BOARD
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R	1
 /*
  * System Clock Setup