diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430_data.c
index 2a52f025bd06..19ddf082144d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430_data.c
@@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap2430_i2c1_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap2430_i2c1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c1",
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_i2c1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_i2c1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2chs1_fck",
@@ -1127,6 +1128,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap2430_i2c2_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap2430_i2c2_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c2",
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_i2c2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_i2c2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2chs2_fck",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index 1a52716e48bf..542a11b19a99 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap3xxx_i2c1_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c1",
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_i2c1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_i2c1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c1_fck",
@@ -1646,6 +1647,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap3xxx_i2c2_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c2_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c2",
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_i2c2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_i2c2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c2_fck",
@@ -1688,6 +1690,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap3xxx_i2c3_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c3",
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
 	.mpu_irqs	= i2c3_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= i2c3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c3_fck",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index b25ab836fbf0..2ebccb8820c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap44xx_i2c1_slaves[] = {
 static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c1",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c1_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c1_fck",
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap44xx_i2c2_slaves[] = {
 static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c2_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c2",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c2_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c2_fck",
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap44xx_i2c3_slaves[] = {
 static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c3",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c3_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c3_fck",
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap44xx_i2c4_slaves[] = {
 static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c4_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c4",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c4_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c4_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c4_fck",