diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/i2c.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/i2c.mk
index 51c6f59753f52d860becc3e400a5e7f9de332ba3..76431380649fd25040ae469e92ef8768e0f34083 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/i2c.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/i2c.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ endif
 
 define KernelPackage/i2c-core
   $(call i2c_defaults,$(I2C_CORE_MODULES),51)
-  AUTOLOAD:=
   TITLE:=I2C support
 endef